Summary of FAO/Bioversity events (July 2018) on community seedbanks: roles, country examples, lessons and recommendations for legal recognition, technical support, networking and seed-quality improvements.
.Seed Practice
Casa delle Sementi – Sistemi di documentazione: strumenti per la gestione dei dati e delle informazioni (Manuale 2)
Practical manual on designing and managing documentation systems for Community Seed Banks, covering descriptors, forms, databases, data sharing, software, procedures and a Pro Specie Rara case study.
Banques de semences communautaires — Les systèmes de documentation : un outil pour la gestion des données et des informations (Manuel 2)
Guide pratique pour concevoir et gérer des systèmes de documentation (formulaires, descripteurs, bases de données, échanges) destinés aux banques de semences communautaires.
Casa delle Sementi: Costituzione, gestione e governance (Manuale 1)
Practical manual on establishing, managing and governing Community Seed Banks, covering seed quality, storage, multiplication, distribution, finance, outreach and governance (DYNAVERSITY / ECLLD).
Banques de semences communautaires: Création, gestion et gouvernance (Manuel 1)
Guide pratique (Manuel 1) sur la création, la gestion, la gouvernance et les opérations techniques des banques de semences communautaires en Europe, produit dans le cadre du projet DYNAVERSITY.
Caracterización de los bancos de semillas comunitarios en el Estado español
Survey-based 2018 report mapping 30 Spanish community seed banks: profiles, activities, governance and challenges. Finds volunteer-driven conservation and exchange of local varieties, limited resources and need for institutional support.
Embedding crop genetic diversity in food value chains. Recommendations for the valorisation of biodiverse food (Booklet #7)
Practical guidance from DIVERSIFOOD on valorising biodiverse food: multi‑actor networks, marketing, seed availability, communication, pricing, trust and an evaluation matrix for product development.
Innovative approaches to embed diversity in food systems: DIVERSIFOOD outcomes from field to plate (Booklet #6)
Booklet presenting ten approaches to embed agrobiodiversity from field to plate: underutilised crops, on-farm evaluation, participatory breeding, community seed banks, valorisation and policy implications.
Innovative Ansätze für Vielfalt in Ernährungssystemen – DIVERSIFOOD-Ergebnisse vom Feld bis auf den Teller (Broschüre #6)
DIVERSIFOOD Booklet #6 (Jan 2019): zehn praxisorientierte Ansätze zur Einbettung pflanzlicher Vielfalt in Ernährungssysteme – On‑Farm‑Bewertung, partizipative Züchtung, Gemeinschaftssaatgutbanken, Multi‑Akteur‑Methoden, Vermarktung und Bauernrechte.
Enfoques innovadores para la incorporación de la diversidad en los sistemas alimentarios: resultados de DIVERSIFOOD desde el campo al plato (Folleto #6)
Folleto DIVERSIFOOD (2019) con 10 enfoques prácticos para incorporar la diversidad en sistemas alimentarios: evaluación de cultivos infrautilizados, PPB, bancos comunitarios de semillas, valorización, multi-actor y gobernanza.
