Registro de semillas nativas y criollas intercambiadas en la ferias de semillas con el aplicativo Epicollect 5.

The purpose of this study is to share a preview of the results obtained from the survey of native and creole seeds in the province of Misiones (Argentina) using the digital tool Epicollect 5 to create a digital register. The main objective of the digital register was to survey the varieties of seeds, which the guardians offered for exchange at the fairs. The following minimum data was established: where the guardians came from, the organisation to which they belonged, the common name of the species/varieties, their origin, the number of years they have been in existence, their age years, their sowing and harvesting season, among others.

This survey was carried out through the collaboration between institutions and organizations linked to the Movimiento por las Semillas Campesinas de Misiones, which promotes regional and provincial seed exchange fairs every year. It has pilot experiences in the use of the application in zonal/local seed fairs held in various localities in 2020 and 2021. This first preview of the results shows the information gathered during the XXV Provincial Seed Fair. As for the most outstanding results of the registry taken from 49 guardians belonging to 30 farmers' organizations, a total of 252 samples (records) were obtained, which were grouped from the scientific taxonomic point of view into 91 species from 32 botanical families. Among them, the Fabaceae (legumes), Cucurbitaceae (squash, cucumber, melon, watermelon, among others) and Poaceae (rice, corn, among others) were the best represented. As a partial evaluation of the application of this tool, we consider that it is necessary to make a greater sampling effort by increasing the number of records to obtain a better representation of the reality that occurs at each exchange fair.