Practical manual offering step‑by‑step guidance on establishing, managing and governing community seed banks in Europe, covering technical, organisational and outreach aspects.
Community Seed Bank
Contribution of Community Seed Banks to farmer seed systems and food security in Northern and Central Malawi
Survey and climate-data analysis in Malawi (688 households, 1,600 plots) finds CSBs supply ~1/3 of seeds for participants, are linked to better household food security, show mixed effects on crop yields, and correlate with climate-shock exposure.
Community Seed Banks in China: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects
Systematic review of 27 community seed banks in China (2020), expanding the conceptual framework with two new functions, presenting three cases, and giving practical policy recommendations to strengthen seed systems.
Seeds of Growth: Kapacitní mezery a vzdělávací potřeby komunitních semenných bank a semenaření v Evropě
Seeds of Growth: Posilování komunitních semenných bank a udržitelného semenaření v Evropě (Erasmus+ KA210-ADU-1727BE52) Česká verze Analýzy kapacitních mezer projektu Seeds of Growth. Analýza mapuje současnou úroveň znalostí, vzdělávací priority a bariéry zapojení...
What Europe’s seed savers say they need: the Seeds of Growth Capacity Gap Analysis
A survey of 140 seed savers, seed librarians and Community Seed Bank managers across Europe finds strong practical seed-saving skills alongside low confidence in governance, funding and seed-sharing law. The Seeds of Growth Capacity Gap Analysis is now on the Seed Knowledge Hub.
Seeds of Growth: Capacity gaps and learning needs for Community Seed Banks and seed-saving practices in Europe
Capacity Gap Analysis for the Seeds of Growth project (140 responses) identifying learning needs for Community Seed Banks: strong practical interest but gaps in CSB governance, funding and legal confidence; recommends blended training and CSB Labs.
Promising Strategies to Enhance the Sustainability of Community Seed Banks
Analysis of sustainability challenges for community seed banks (India, Kenya, Nepal, South Africa, Uganda) and five strategies to enhance viability: value addition, nature-positive agriculture, genebank partnerships, networking/digitalization, and low-cost seed-quality tech.
Biological Farming Association Elkana Community Seed Bank and Seed Library – Elkana’s Experience, Georgia.
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Elkana presents its Seed Ark farm, Community Seed Bank and Seed Libraries in Georgia, detailing seed multiplication, annual renewal and farmer seed‑share practices to conserve landraces and support agrobiodiversity, livelihoods and local seed systems.
Community Seed Banks in Practice: Origins, Purpose and Community Biodiversity Management
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Overview of Community Seed Banks: origins, core functions, activities, differences with seed libraries, and the Seeds of Growth aim to strengthen seed-saving and CSBs across Europe.
Read the latest newsletter of the Buzuruna Juzuruna network!
The 2025-2026 newsletter of the Buzuruna Juzuruna network is out! A short excerpt of the content: news from the region Ancient Cereals Festival farm work and experiments seed and seedling distribution campaigns news on training and education news from the HoBob...
