Type: In brief
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Meeting of the Community of Practice for Farmer-Managed Seed Systems 14 – 15 Sep 2025 (Manila, the Philippines)
On the 14th of September 2025, sixty individuals working on farmer-managed seed systems and local initiatives for agrobiodiversity came together in Manila, the Philippines, for a Knowledge Sharing and Network Building Workshop on Seed Policy and Practice. With support from the FAO Treaty (ITPGRFA) and the European Union, Oxfam Novib brought together thirty members of […]
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Lettre d’information Partenariats pourla diversité (P4D)
Bienvenue à la communauté P4D !Salutations de la part du CIRAD et d’Oxfam Novib, qui assurent le secrétariat de P4D! Notre voyageensemble a officiellement commencé en avril, et nous sommes ravis de lancer la toute premièreédition de la Lettre d’information P4D. Avec vous tous, partenaires de l’Afrique de l’Est et del’Ouest, nous construisons quelque chose […]
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Partnerships for Diversity(P4D) Newsletter
We’re thrilled to launch the very first edition ofthe P4D Newsletter. Together with all of you, as partners across East and WestAfrica, we are building something unique connecting, supporting and amplifying theimportant work that you are already doing.
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Briefing note: Participatory Plant Breeding in Zimbabwe
This briefing note highlights the process and the most relevant results of the Participatory Plant Breeding efforts, which were conducted over the 2019-2023 period in the Farmer Field Schools in Zimbabwe. The note focuses on sorghum and pearl millet. BackgroundThe Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security program aims at improving farmers’ access and use of crop diversity, strengthening […]
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Briefing note: Participatory Plant Breeding in Uganda
his briefing note highlights the process and the most relevant results of the Participatory Plant Breeding efforts, which were conducted over the 2019-2023 period in the Farmer Field Schools in Uganda. The note focuses on groundnut and beans. BackgroundThe Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security program aims at improving farmers’ access and use of crop diversity, strengthening farmers’ […]
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Briefing note: Participatory Plant Breeding in Zambia
This briefing note highlights the process and the most relevant results of the Participatory Plant Breeding efforts, which were conducted over the 2019-2023 period in the Farmer Field Schools in Zambia. The note focuses on sorghum and groundnut. BackgroundThe Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security program aims at improving farmers’ access and use of crop diversity, strengthening farmers’ […]
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Gender Journey Module evaluation
Evaluation of pilot phase (2021-2023) The Gender Journey Module (GJM) was developed by Oxfam Novib and Oxfam in Laos for this specific context (Gender Journey Module). Main objective of the GJM is to help facilitators and farmers to reflect on gender issues and promote women’s leadership and the equal participation of women and men in […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Huehuetenango province of Guatemala
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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GB10 debrief – a week at the 10th meeting of the FAO Plant Treaty’s Governing Body
By Nout van der Vaart and Bram de Jonge, Oxfam Novib Summary of GB10 plenary session and main discussions held From November 18-25, a team of SD=HS representatives participated in the 10th session of the Governing Body (GB10) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). The session, held at […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Sudurpaschim province of Nepal
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented by the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Women, Land and Seeds
Experiences from SD=HS FFS on seed production and marketing Within the program, the implementation of Farmer Field Schools on seed production and marketing is one of four program approaches focused on facilitating crop diversity, improved seed availability and access to adapted seeds and varieties that meet the diverse sociocultural needs of smallholder farmers and indigenous […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Masvingo, Matabele land North provinces in Zimbabwe
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in the Northern and Eastern regions of Uganda
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]