Project Duration:

January 2024 – December 2026

Project Site:

Mapping community seed banks across India and in-depth case studies of community seed banks in the state of Odisha.

Brief description:

The focus of this project is to identify the community seed banks in India and establish a national platform for them and their supporting organisations to share their issues, and develop solutions to joint challenges. The project will also explore why some community seed banks are particularly successful and derive lessons for capacity building programmes. Furthermore, DIVERSIFARM-India will seek to explore and improve the institutional, legal and policy environments around community seed banks to strengthen their long-term sustainability and identify possibilities for scaling out best practices. Thereby the project seeks to further enhance the realization of Farmers’ Rights in India.

For more details: https://www.farmersrights.org/projects/diversifarm-india/