Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation
This article enlightens the role of community seedbanks (CSBs) in Europe within the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture community and their role in the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity in complementarity with the ex situ management system. For more than 40 years, CS...
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This article enlightens the role of community seedbanks (CSBs) in Europe within the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture community and their role in the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity in complementarity with the ex situ management system. For more than 40 years, CSBs around the world have emerged as part of the so-called informal seed system to counteract the loss of locally adapted varieties through the development of collective seed systems. Most of the studies and articles refer to experiences from the Global South, whereas a comprehensive analysis of the impact and role of CSBs on seed systems in industrialized countries is still missing. This paper provides three case studies describing the community seed banking experience of different European organizations: Pro Specie Rara (Switzerland), Arche Noah (Austria) and Rete Semi Rurali (Italy). These organizations exemplify the diversity among European CSBs and their efforts to engage with genebanks and the formal seed system.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7be9b3dfde214ec7987f8d7f06ac0f602025-08-20T03:05:45ZengBioversity InternationalGenetic Resources2708-37642025-04-01S210.46265/genresj.OHNK3179Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservationRiccardo Bocci0Béla Bartha1Helene Maierhofer2Michaela Arndorfer3Michele Salvan4Rete Semi Rurali ETS, Scandicci, ItalyPro Specie Rara, Wildegg (AG), SwitzerlandArche Noah, Seed Savers Association in Central Europe, Schiltern, AustriaArche Noah, Seed Savers Association in Central Europe, Schiltern, AustriaRete Semi Rurali ETS, Scandicci, Italy This article enlightens the role of community seedbanks (CSBs) in Europe within the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture community and their role in the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity in complementarity with the ex situ management system. For more than 40 years, CSBs around the world have emerged as part of the so-called informal seed system to counteract the loss of locally adapted varieties through the development of collective seed systems. Most of the studies and articles refer to experiences from the Global South, whereas a comprehensive analysis of the impact and role of CSBs on seed systems in industrialized countries is still missing. This paper provides three case studies describing the community seed banking experience of different European organizations: Pro Specie Rara (Switzerland), Arche Noah (Austria) and Rete Semi Rurali (Italy). These organizations exemplify the diversity among European CSBs and their efforts to engage with genebanks and the formal seed system. https://www.genresj.org/index.php/grj/article/view/252community seedbanksagrobiodiversityparticipatory plant breedingon-farm conservationseed networks |
| spellingShingle | Riccardo Bocci Béla Bartha Helene Maierhofer Michaela Arndorfer Michele Salvan Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation Genetic Resources community seedbanks agrobiodiversity participatory plant breeding on-farm conservation seed networks |
| title | Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation |
| title_full | Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation |
| title_fullStr | Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation |
| title_short | Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation |
| title_sort | community seedbanks in europe their role between ex situ and on farm conservation |
| topic | community seedbanks agrobiodiversity participatory plant breeding on-farm conservation seed networks |
| url | https://www.genresj.org/index.php/grj/article/view/252 |
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