Seeds is coordinated by Oxfam Novib and powered by a global alliance of civil society, research and policy partners—all united behind farmer-led innovation in plant genetic resources. Within Seeds, the celebrated Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security (SD=HS) campaign remains our flagship learning platform, showcasing how seed diversity drives resilience, nutrition and livelihoods.

Coordinated by Oxfam Novib, Seeds is a joint effort of the world’s leading civil society organizations in the field of plant genetic resources management. We enter into partnerships and invest in alliances with likeminded NGOs, government institutions, academic bodies and national and international breeding and research institutes. And we bring together expertise in farmer-breeding, nutrition and local food plants, quality seed development, policies and legislation, local enterprise development and public-private partnerships.

Together, we support indigenous people and smallholder farmers – men, women and youth – for them to utilize their Farmers’ Rights and to have the capacity to access, develop and use plant genetic resources to improve their food and nutrition security under conditions of climate change.

Financial support

We are grateful for the long-term financial support from our institutional partners for Seeds and its predecessors. This allows us to effectively work towards a global food system that is just and sustainable and to support the rights of smallholder farmers.

Institutional partners

We highly value the partnerships with so many organizations that support us – both financially and in implementing the programme in the eight countries where we work. These organizations include Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Government of Canada, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), and a range of regional and multilateral partners.

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