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General information
| Innovation ID | 528 |
| Version ID | 405 |
| Innovation Title | Scaling community seed banks to implement seed production |
| Innovation description | Community-seed producers are a relatively under-researched and under-documented category, but have the potential to cater to the seed needs and interests of smallholder farmers. This innovation supports community-seed production and access using community seedbanks setup. Community seedbanks first emerged with a focus on conservation of crop diversity, but in recent years, some of them have developed additional and complementary activities, such as crop improvement and seed production and distribution. |
| Reporting Staff | Ronnie Vernooy (Bioversity), Ronnie Vernooy (ABC) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Social Science |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 2: successful piloting |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | Learnings from the piloting phase suggest that initial technical and financial support provided by a committed and experienced organization (such as BAIF and ASA in India, LI-BIRD in Nepal, NARO and Bioversity International in Uganda, CTDT in Zimbabwe) can facilitate the effective start-up and early development of community seed banks. |
| Has a lead organization | no |
| Lead Organization | No lead organization |
| Top 5 contributors | Indian Council of Agricultural Research; Community Technology Development Organization/Trust; National Agricultural Research Organisation; Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development; Alliance Bioversity International-International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals |
| Flagship project | FP4-Variety and Hybrid Development |
| Cluster | FP4-4-Science of scaling seed technologies |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | Global |
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| Countries |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Increased value capture by producers |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased conservation and use of genetic resources |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased capacity for innovation in partner development organizations and in poor and vulnerable communities |
Evidences
| Evidences | Nyabasha, S. and Vernooy, R. 2020. Farming with Joy: How to build resilience one bean at the time [https://alliancebioversityciat.org/news_and_blogs/farming-with-joy-how-to-build-resilience-one-bean-at-a-time/] Otieno, G. and Nzuki, R. 2020. Why we save seeds in Uganda [https://alliancebioversityciat.org/news_and_blogs/why-we-save-seeds-in-uganda/] Adokorach, J., Vernooy, R., Kakeeto, R. 2020. Scaling Community Seedbanks and Farmer Seed Enterprises in East and Southern Africa: Workshop Highlights [https://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/scaling-community-seedbanks-and-farmer-seed-enterprises-in-east-and-southern-africa/] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones | 6746-169-37807 - Inclusive and equitable innovation system tested and adjusted to different biophysical and socioeconomic contexts including policy interactions |
| Outcome Impact Case | Strengthening quality seed production and delivery of improved varieties of dryland cereals for better smallholder livelihoods https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/41b621 |
| Policy |