Presentation on linking community seed banks with local communities: Rete Semi Rurali’s CSB Diversitas, manuals and tools, the Florentine Organic District case, participatory approaches and practical takeaways for replication.
Community Seed Banks
How to create a community seed house in five steps: The case of Luxembourg
Five-step practical guide to create a community seed house: found an association, save local seeds, run training/events, build a seed network, and establish a seed house (SEED Luxembourg, Oct 2026).
The next level: A Community Seed House – Opportunities and challenges
Presentation on the Community Seed House concept: definitions, functions, coordination, funding, and implications of the new EU PRM regulation for community seed initiatives, with objectives for 2026–2030.
Текущая ситуация по формированию семеноводства основанное на сообщество в Таджикистане
Presentation on community-based seed systems in Tajikistan: history, threats from hybrid imports, and proposals to establish community seed banks, promote farmer seed custodians (especially women), training and exchange activities.
E-school for para-legals on farmers’ seed – Republic of Moldova
Slide presentation on Moldova’s agricultural context and proposals to protect farmers’ seed rights through community seed banks, capacity building, and stronger international legal protections (ITPGRFA Art.9, UNDROP).
On-farm agrobiodiversity in the Balkan region: from preservation to plant population development
Presentation describing Oct 2025–May 2026 activities to preserve Balkan agrobiodiversity: exhibitions, seed exchanges, a national plant genetic resources network, and trainings to establish local seed banks.
15th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum – Scandicci 2026 – Final report
Final report of the 15th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum (May 2026, Scandicci) summarising workshops on EU seed law reform, NGTs, patents, seed systems, community seed initiatives, Living Labs and festival activities.
Seeds in Our Hands: Seed library methodology
Practical methodology (2015–2024) by Klára Hrdá for creating and managing seed libraries (Semínkovna): seed production, packaging, community mobilisation, Czech legal points, Seed Patron pilot and Czech–Moldovan project.
Semínka v našich rukou: Metodologie semínkových knihoven
Practical manual for creating and running community seed libraries, based on Semínkovna’s 2015–2024 experience; covers setup, management, outreach, education, Czech legal notes and pilot projects.
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.
