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Community seed banks in Europe - Report from a stakeholder workshop in the framework of the Diversifood Project

Community Seed Banks (CSBs) have been founded as part of the so called “informal seed systems” since the early 1980s in many parts of the world, with various forms and functions. Within DIVERSIFOOD project, a mapping and a survey on community seed banks in Europe have been carried out, comparing their history, objectives and structures. This report summarizes the results.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectFarming Systems
PublisherDIVERSIFOOD
Publication year2017
RegionsEurope
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttp://www.diversifood.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-6-29-CSB-report-workshop.pdf
KeywordsCommunity seed banks; Seed management; Best practices approaches and techniques
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