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Roles and contributions of community seed banks in climate adaptation in Nepal

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  • Shree Maharjan
  • Keshav Maharjan

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Community seed banks are an effective local institution to conserve quality seeds, to strengthen farmers’ accessibility to social seed networks, and improve agrobiodiversity and food security. This article analyses the prospects and challenges of community seed banks in climate change contexts. It finds that community seed banks serve as sources of climate-resilient seeds to withstand in local climates and improve community resilience. Community seed banks provide landraces for participatory crop improvement to develop resistant varieties to improve quality and productivity. They also strengthen participatory seed exchange to cope with climate adversity. However, there are challenges with defining specific and common goals, functions, approaches, and governance.

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  • Shree Maharjan & Keshav Maharjan, 2018. "Roles and contributions of community seed banks in climate adaptation in Nepal," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 292-302, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:28:y:2018:i:2:p:292-302
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1418838
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    1. Ronnie Vernooy & Joyce Adokorach & Arnab Gupta & Gloria Otieno & Jai Rana & Pitambar Shrestha & Abishkar Subedi, 2024. "Promising Strategies to Enhance the Sustainability of Community Seed Banks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-20, October.
    2. S. Marimuthu & C. Vanitha & U. Surendran & Salah El-Hendawy & Mohamed A. Mattar, 2024. "Conception of Improved Blackgram ( Vigna mungo L.) Production Technology and its Propagation among Farmers for the Development of a Sustainable Seeds Production Strategy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-16, June.

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