Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa

This report describes the main activities carried out in 2017. The community seed banks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit increased the number of accessions, reproduced seeds of a number of priority crop varieties and strengthened their technical and organizational capacities. They also participated in the f...

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Autores principales: Matelele, Lehlogonolo Abner, Sema, R.P., Maluleke, Nkat Lettie, Tjikana, Thabo T., Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia, Dibiloane, M.A., Vernooy, Ronnie
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Publicado: Bioversity International/Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (RSA) 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96187
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author Matelele, Lehlogonolo Abner
Sema, R.P.
Maluleke, Nkat Lettie
Tjikana, Thabo T.
Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia
Dibiloane, M.A.
Vernooy, Ronnie
author_browse Dibiloane, M.A.
Maluleke, Nkat Lettie
Matelele, Lehlogonolo Abner
Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia
Sema, R.P.
Tjikana, Thabo T.
Vernooy, Ronnie
author_facet Matelele, Lehlogonolo Abner
Sema, R.P.
Maluleke, Nkat Lettie
Tjikana, Thabo T.
Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia
Dibiloane, M.A.
Vernooy, Ronnie
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description This report describes the main activities carried out in 2017. The community seed banks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit increased the number of accessions, reproduced seeds of a number of priority crop varieties and strengthened their technical and organizational capacities. They also participated in the first community seed bank exchange and learning workshop that brought together farmers and officials from various provinces. A new community seed bank was set up in Northwest province. Farmers and staff of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Bioversity International shared their experiences in a number of (inter) national events. The accumulated experiences of establishing and supporting community seed banks in South Africa were used as input for the development of two community seed bank manuals, one for facilitators and one for farmers. The three community seed banks established so far will support the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ strategy on conservation and sustainable use of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture both in situ and ex situ.
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spelling CGSpace961872025-11-05T07:15:52Z Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa Matelele, Lehlogonolo Abner Sema, R.P. Maluleke, Nkat Lettie Tjikana, Thabo T. Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia Dibiloane, M.A. Vernooy, Ronnie community seed bank seeds biodiversity plant genetic resources This report describes the main activities carried out in 2017. The community seed banks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit increased the number of accessions, reproduced seeds of a number of priority crop varieties and strengthened their technical and organizational capacities. They also participated in the first community seed bank exchange and learning workshop that brought together farmers and officials from various provinces. A new community seed bank was set up in Northwest province. Farmers and staff of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Bioversity International shared their experiences in a number of (inter) national events. The accumulated experiences of establishing and supporting community seed banks in South Africa were used as input for the development of two community seed bank manuals, one for facilitators and one for farmers. The three community seed banks established so far will support the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ strategy on conservation and sustainable use of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture both in situ and ex situ. 2018 2018-07-18T10:41:28Z 2018-07-18T10:41:28Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96187 en https://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=244&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=8941&cHash=416aa09920be7be4e9d9c7458a791629 Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International/Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (RSA) Matelele, L.A., Sema, R.P., Maluleke, N.L., Tjikana, T.T., Mokoena, M.L., Dibiloane, M.A.; Vernooy, R. (2018). Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa. Bioversity International/ Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (RSA), 48 p. ISBN 978-92-9255-109-4
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Sema, R.P.
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Tjikana, Thabo T.
Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia
Dibiloane, M.A.
Vernooy, Ronnie
Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa
title Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa
title_full Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa
title_fullStr Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa
title_short Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa
title_sort sharing diversity exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in south africa
topic community seed bank
seeds
biodiversity
plant genetic resources
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96187
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