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.
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14th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum – Luxembourg 2025 – Final report
Final report of the 14th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum (4–6 Sep 2025, Luxembourg): 123 participants discussed EU seed law reform, UNDROP, patents, NGTs, participatory breeding, seed health, community seed networks and next steps for advocacy and practice.
12th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum – Dublin 2023 – Final report
Final report of the 12th LLD Forum (Oct 2023, Dublin) summarising workshops, policy debates (EU seed marketing reform, new GMOs), Farmers’ Rights, community seed initiatives, breeding and seed quality sessions.
11th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum – Budapest 2022 – Final report
Final report of the 11th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum (Budapest, 2022) documenting workshops, outcomes and resources on seeds, agrobiodiversity, EU seed policy, patents, participatory breeding and community seed systems.
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.
