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.
A June 2021 protocol defining roles, principles and practical rules to guide collaboration between national genebanks and community seed banks, covering capacity building, seed exchange, Prior Informed Consent and joint activities.
Synthesis on farmer-managed seed systems and community seed banks: their importance for seed security, legal and policy barriers, and a policy agenda to realize Farmers’ Rights.
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 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.
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...
Quantitative study (688 households, 1,600 plots) in Malawi finds CSBs supply ~1/3 of seeds for participants and are associated with improved household food security; yield effects vary by crop and CSB participation correlates with past climate shocks.
Policy brief recommending PRM reform and CAP/Horizon support to enable proportionate seed rules, recognise community seed custodians, fund participatory breeding and knowledge platforms to strengthen EU seed diversity and resilience.
The Exeter Seed Bank organises a series of activities around a seed swap, including a talks’ programme
The London Freedom Seed Bank is open for donation of collected seeds by the Network Growers and any new Growers that register and submit a seed donation form first.
