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The Multiple Functions and Services of Community Seedbanks

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  • Ronnie Vernooy

    (Bioversity International, Via dei Tre Denari 472/a, Maccarese 00057, Italy)

  • Bhuwon Sthapit

    (Bioversity International, 93.4 Dharahara Marg, Fulbari, Ward #11Pokhara, Nepal)

  • Gea Galluzzi

    (Bioversity International, c/o CIAT, km 17 Recta Cali-Palmira, Cali, Colombia)

  • Pitambar Shrestha

    (LI-BIRD, P.O. Box 324, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal)

Abstract

Although community-level seed-saving initiatives have existed in many countries around the world for about 30 years, they have rarely been the subject of systematic scientific enquiry. Based on a combination of a literature review and field research, we present a novel comprehensive conceptual framework that focuses on the multiple functions and services provided by community-based seed-saving efforts, in particular community seed banks. This framework is output oriented and complements an input oriented typology of community seed banks presented in 1997. The framework identifies three core functions: conserving genetic resources; enhancing access to and availability of diverse local crops; and ensuring seed and food sovereignty. The framework can be used for analysis of existing seed-saving initiatives and serve as a guide for the establishment of new community seed banks. In addition, it can inform the development or revision of national policies or strategies to support community seed banks. The framework’s utility is illustrated by three case studies of community seed banks in Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nepal.

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  • Ronnie Vernooy & Bhuwon Sthapit & Gea Galluzzi & Pitambar Shrestha, 2014. "The Multiple Functions and Services of Community Seedbanks," Resources, MDPI, vol. 3(4), pages 1-21, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jresou:v:3:y:2014:i:4:p:636-656:d:42740
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    1. Rose Nankya & Abdel Kader Naino Jika & Paola De Santis & Hannington Lwandasa & Devra Ivy Jarvis & John Wasswa Mulumba, 2022. "Community Seedbanks in Uganda: Fostering Access to Genetic Diversity and Its Conservation," Resources, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-11, June.
    2. Viviana Meixner Vásquez & Regine Andersen, 2023. "Community seed banks: Instruments for food security or unsustainable endeavour? A case study of Mkombezi Community Seed Bank in Malawi," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 15(4), pages 1087-1108, August.

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