The Seed Knowledge Hub was built to keep the answers in one place. It is an open online repository hosted on the EC-LLD website, developed within Seeds ofGrowth, an Erasmus+ small-scale partnership in adult education (KA210), coordinated bySemínkovna (Czech Republic) with EC-LLD and SEED Luxembourg as partners.
The Hub brings together guides, technical manuals, case studies and policy materials on seed saving and cultivated diversity. What was included into it was decided on the basis of a capacity gap analysis that reached 868 people across Europe and collected 140 responses from seed savers, community seed bank managers and seed librarians.
The collection now holds over 80 resources and its growing thanks to the contributions of EC-LLD Members and the broader community. In the Seed Knowledge Hub you can also find the material from the LLD forums. The Hub grows with what the community puts into it. If your organisation has produced a guide, a manual, a template, a study or a policy briefing that others could use, write to info@liberatediversity.org and we will add it. Material in any European language is welcome.
Report (side event, 1 Nov 2017) summarising global experiences with community seed banks, a DIVERSIFOOD European survey, case studies (Japan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nepal), sustainability factors and Governing Body decisions on Farmers’ Rights.
Policy recommendations from DIVERSIFOOD to embed agrobiodiversity in European seed systems: promote Community Agrobiodiversity Management, support community seed banks, establish national PGRFA platforms, and harmonise seed laws.
Collective DIVERSIFOOD publication defining nine key concepts to guide embedding crop diversity and multi-actor innovation for resilient, locally adapted high-quality food systems.
DYNAVERSITY policy brief calling for EU policy to support dynamic, networked on-farm management of agrobiodiversity through coordination, funding, participatory breeding and alignment with CAP, Farm to Fork and ITPGRFA.
DYNAVERSITY‘s summary of five key concepts for agrobiodiversity: seeds and varieties, seed networks, conservation (in situ/ex situ), governance (ITPGRFA, farmers’ rights), and diverse agroecological food systems.
DYNAversity/URGENCI report mapping CSA practices on cultivated biodiversity (75 responses, 13 countries). Finds mixed use of modern and traditional seeds, limited direct consumer roles, and recommends training, communication and stronger CSA–seed network links.
Desk study examining links between agrobiodiversity and health; compares institutional, technology‑centred (biofortification) and civil‑society discourses; highlights nutrient decline, varietal differences, and the need for holistic agroecological approaches.
ECPGR (2017) concept proposing a European strategy for on-farm conservation of PGRFA, with five priorities: inventory, indicators, good practices, agro-diversity sites, and legal/technical solutions.
Analysis and demonstration of landscape-based hotspots of plant, animal and forest genetic resources, proposing integrated conservation, indicator development, stakeholder-led management and local value chains.
A 2025 manifesto urging European municipalities and governments to prioritise cultivated biodiversity in local food policies, with policy recommendations, a 2050 vision, and 32 practical actions across governance, production, procurement and waste.
Brochure (June 2025) by Brot für die Welt and HEKS/EPER linking the EU seed marketing reform to the right to food; analyses Commission proposal and Parliament position, and recommends measures to protect farmers’ rights and agrobiodiversity.
Full text of the FAO International Treaty establishing a Multilateral System for access and benefit-sharing of plant genetic resources, Farmers’ Rights, governance and implementation measures.
Practical, step-by-step guidance on drying, measuring humidity (eRH), packaging and storing vegetable seeds for organic small-scale and on-farm production to maximise vigour and shelf life.
Policy brief proposing a legal definition of organic plant breeding and urging EU-level extension of adapted DUS/VCU rules to register Organic Varieties and ensure OHM notification across species.
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
117-minute Seeds of Growth workshop showing practical operations of seed libraries, community seed banks and distributed seed networks in Czechia, Georgia and Hungary; includes seed quality, swaps, community engagement and policy links.
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The Seed Knowledge Hub has been developed within the context of the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth: Strengthening Community Seed Banks and Sustainable Seed-Saving Practices in Europe (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
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