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.
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Workshop recording with practical guidance on harvesting, drying, cleaning, storing and testing seeds for community seed banks and seed savers.
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Video of a workshop (25 Mar 2026) on international and EU seed laws and what they mean for Community Seed Banks, covering the Treaty/SMTA, Nagoya, UPOV, EU seed marketing reform, conservation varieties and practical implications.
DIVERSIFOOD (Horizon2020) presents nine key concepts to embed crop diversity into regional food systems, covering agrobiodiversity, quality, sustainability, food democracy, participatory research and resilience.
Collective DIVERSIFOOD publication defining nine concepts to guide research and action for diverse, resilient, locally adapted high-quality food systems.
DIVERSIFOOD’s nine key concepts define a transdisciplinary, multi-actor approach to cultivated biodiversity, food quality, collective seed management and resilient local food systems.
DIVERSIFOOD (2017) outlines nine key concepts to integrate crop diversity into agriculture and local food systems, covering agrobiodiversity, food quality, sustainability, food democracy, participatory research and resilience.
DIVERSIFOOD (Feb 2017) defines nine core concepts to promote crop and food diversity in local, sustainable food systems, covering quality, sustainability, democracy, collective seed management, participatory research and resilience.
DIVERSIFOOD (Feb 2017) defines nine key concepts to guide multi-actor, transdisciplinary efforts to promote crop diversity, food quality, sustainable food systems and community-based seed and biodiversity management.
Practical guide on experimental designs, analytical methods and tools (including R package PPBstats) for decentralized on‑farm selection and participatory plant breeding.
Manual DIVERSIFOOD con recomendaciones políticas para apoyar la gestión comunitaria y el uso sostenible de recursos fitogenéticos en Europa, incluyendo apoyo a bancos de semillas y adaptación de la legislación de semillas.
Policy recommendations from DIVERSIFOOD to support collective management of cultivated biodiversity in Europe, including legal harmonisation, support for community seed systems and participatory seed innovation.
DIVERSIFOOD policy recommendations (Feb 2019) urging EU/national reforms to legalise heterogeneous seed materials, align CAP and organic rules, support participatory breeding, community seed banks, research and awareness for biodiverse value chains.
DIVERSIFOOD (Feb 2019) recommends EU and national policy changes to secure heterogeneous cultivars, adapt seed legislation, support diversified cropping and value chains, and invest in multi-actor research and awareness.
Folheto do projeto DIVERSIFOOD (Janeiro 2019) com 10 abordagens para incorporar diversidade nos sistemas alimentares: culturas subutilizadas, avaliação em campo, melhoramento participativo, bancos comunitários, investigação multi-ator e estratégias de mercado.
Summary of DIVERSIFOOD results presenting 10 approaches to integrate cultivated biodiversity into food systems: on‑farm evaluation, participatory breeding, valorisation, multi‑actor networks and community seed banks.
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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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