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)
This report presents the findings of a field mission to Limpopo and Eastern Cape provinces of the Republic of South Africa. The mission aimed to assess the viability of establishing and supporting community seed banks in the country’s smallholder farming areas. Tools used included four cell analy...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sthapit, B.
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Tjikana T.T.
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Dibiloane, A.
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Maluleke, N.
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Mukoma, T.
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Bioversity International
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[Embracing diversity: inputs for a strategy to support community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas: Report of field visits to Limpopo and Eastern Cape]
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Embracing diversity: inputs for a strategy to support community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas: Report of field visits to Limpopo and Eastern Cape
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Dibiloane, M.A.
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Maluleke, N.L.
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Mukoma, T.
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Tjikana T.T.
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[South Africa: a new beginning for community seed banks]
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South Africa: a new beginning for community seed banks
This report presents the findings of the 2015 field missions to Limpopo and Eastern Cape provinces of the Republic of South Africa. The missions aimed to build the technical and organizational capacity of the farmers to be able to manage the community seedbanks independently, with minimum support...
Vernooy, Ronnie
,
Sthapit, B.R.
,
Tjikana T.T.
,
Dibiloane, A.
,
Maluleke, N.
,
Moila, P.
,
Phora, G.
,
[Mobilizing diversity: establishment of the first two community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas]
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Mobilizing diversity: establishment of the first two community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas