A promising start has been made: the two new community seedbanks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit and complementary technical support provided by the government will allow farmers to improve seed conservation technologies, increase access to crop diversity, apply crop improvement practices and explore se...
Tjikana T.T.
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Dibiloane, A.
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Maluleke, N.
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Moila, P.
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Phora, G.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Sharing diversity: establishing and supporting community seedbanks in South Africa (pilot phase 2013-2015)]
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Sharing diversity: establishing and supporting community seedbanks in South Africa (pilot phase 2013-2015)
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 sustaina...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Dibiloane, A.
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Maluleke, N.L.
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Moila, P.
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Phora, G.
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Tjikana T.T.
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[Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa]
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Implementing a national community seedbank strategy for South Africa
This brief summarizes the progress made in establishing and supporting a national network of community seedbanks in South Africa in the period 2016-2019. Three community seedbanks are up and running. Some exchanges of seeds and knowledge have taken place within the country and with neighboring Zi...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Matelele, L.A.
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Sema, R.P.
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Mokoena, M.L.
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Maluleke, N.L.
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Tjikana T.T.
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Phora, G.
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Dibiloane, A.
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[Green shoots. Community seedbanking in South Africa: endeavours and outcomes 2016-2019]
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Green shoots. Community seedbanking in South Africa: endeavours and outcomes 2016-2019