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Community seed banks: Farmers' platform for crop conservation and improvement

This article presents the pilot community seed banks in Mutale and Joe Gcabi Municipalities, South Africa, to guide the development of a national plan aimed to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectFarming Systems
PublisherGrain SA
Publication year2016
RegionsAfrica
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.grainsa.co.za/community-seed-banks:-farmers--platform-for-crop-conservation-and-improvement
KeywordsCommunity seed banks; Agricultural biodiversity
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