Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa

South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, has initiated a community seedbank strategy to support smallholder communities to revive and improve their traditional seed-saving practices for the sake of food security and sustainable...

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Main Authors: Vernooy, Ronnie, Sthapit, B.R., Dibiloane, A., Maluleke, Nkat Lettie, Moila, P., Phora, G., Tjikana, Thabo T.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80124
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author Vernooy, Ronnie
Sthapit, B.R.
Dibiloane, A.
Maluleke, Nkat Lettie
Moila, P.
Phora, G.
Tjikana, Thabo T.
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Maluleke, Nkat Lettie
Moila, P.
Phora, G.
Sthapit, B.R.
Tjikana, Thabo T.
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sthapit, B.R.
Dibiloane, A.
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Moila, P.
Phora, G.
Tjikana, Thabo T.
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description South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, has initiated a community seedbank strategy to support smallholder communities to revive and improve their traditional seed-saving practices for the sake of food security and sustainable agriculture. The Gumbu village case study was particularly interesting due to the high interest in participation due to the active interest and participation in the project of women farmers.
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spelling CGSpace801242025-11-05T07:17:09Z Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa Vernooy, Ronnie Sthapit, B.R. Dibiloane, A. Maluleke, Nkat Lettie Moila, P. Phora, G. Tjikana, Thabo T. community seed bank improvement smallholders food security sustainability case studies role of women gender South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, has initiated a community seedbank strategy to support smallholder communities to revive and improve their traditional seed-saving practices for the sake of food security and sustainable agriculture. The Gumbu village case study was particularly interesting due to the high interest in participation due to the active interest and participation in the project of women farmers. 2017 2017-03-08T12:59:05Z 2017-03-08T12:59:05Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80124 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80119 Open Access application/pdf Vernooy, R.; Sthapit, B.; Dibiloane, A.; Maluleke, N.L.; Moila, P.; Phora, G.; Tjikana, T. (2017) Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa. In: Creating mutual benefits: examples of gender and biodiversity outcomes from Bioversity International’s research. 4 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-063-9
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role of women
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Sthapit, B.R.
Dibiloane, A.
Maluleke, Nkat Lettie
Moila, P.
Phora, G.
Tjikana, Thabo T.
Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa
title Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa
title_full Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa
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