South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks
Traditional practices of maintaining indigenous biodiversity are in danger as a result of stresses caused by climate change and human activities. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, implements a national community seed ban...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2016
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| description | Traditional practices of maintaining indigenous biodiversity are in danger as a result of stresses caused by climate change and human activities. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, implements a national community seed bank strategy to support smallholders in preservation and multiplication practices for seeds of local importance. Women farmers are playing a key role in the management of the pilot community seed banks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1482812025-11-06T04:35:28Z South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks International Food Policy Research Institute biodiversity agricultural policies smallholders gene banks Traditional practices of maintaining indigenous biodiversity are in danger as a result of stresses caused by climate change and human activities. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, implements a national community seed bank strategy to support smallholders in preservation and multiplication practices for seeds of local importance. Women farmers are playing a key role in the management of the pilot community seed banks. 2016-10-03 2024-06-21T09:24:14Z 2024-06-21T09:24:14Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148281 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI. 2016. South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks. PIM Outcome Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148281 |
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| title | South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks |
| title_full | South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks |
| title_fullStr | South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks |
| title_full_unstemmed | South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks |
| title_short | South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks |
| title_sort | south africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks |
| topic | biodiversity agricultural policies smallholders gene banks |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148281 |
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