Type: Tools and Guidelines
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Seeds of the Future: Agrobiodiversity Exchange Connects Generations in Cusco
From 27 to 29 May 2025, Cusco was the epicentre of an international meeting to rethink the present and future of agrobiodiversity in a context of climate change and rural transformation. More than 70 people—including farmers, young people, researchers, and representatives of national and international organisations—participated in the Agrobiodiversity Knowledge Exchange Workshop, an event that […]
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Launch of the Harare CoP Report ‘From Breeding for Diversity to Seed Regulations/Laws’
Workshop report launched on promoting an enabling environment for farmer seed systems
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Seeds Knowledge Repository
In this repository you will find all the material produced over the 8 years of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security program. The gathering of the knowledge by many groups, over different geographies, in varying formats, is a testament to the importance of our work on seed sovereignty centering farmers and their communities. We hope […]
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Facilitator Field Guide for Farmer Field Schools on PPB – Plant Selection Techniques module
This field guide module presents one of the most valuable techniques for plant breeders: the selection of plants to improve local varieties (landraces) or develop entirely new ones. Although often seen as the exclusive domain of professional plant breeders in research stations, this guide translates basic and more advanced techniques from the science of plant […]
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Guía de ECA en Producción y comercialización de semillas – Análisis del mercado de semillas y selección
Módulo: Análisis del mercado de semillas y selección En este módulo, los facilitadores desempeñan un papel crucial al guiar a las Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores (ECAs) en la recopilación y análisis de información. Esta información será esencial para ayudar a los miembros de las ECAs a tomar decisiones informadas sobre si enfocarse en un […]
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Guide CPE de Production et commercialisation des semences – Analyse et sélection du marché des semences
Module: Analyse et sélection du marché des semences Dans ce module, les facilitateurs jouent un rôle crucial en guidant les Champ école des producteurs (CEP) dans la collecte et l’analyse d’informations. Ces informations seront essentielles pour aider les membres des CEP à prendre des décisions éclairées sur la question de se concentrer sur une culture […]
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Farmer Field Guide on Seed production and marketing – Market analysis & crop selection
Module: Seed market analysis and crop selection In this module, facilitators play a crucial role in guiding Farmer Field Schools (FFS) to gather and analyze information. This information will be essential in helping FFS members make informed decisions about whether to focus on a specific seed crop that not only has business potential but also […]
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Field Guide for Farmer Field School on Seed Production and Marketing
This field guide focuses on farmer seed production and marketing at the community level for local or district markets. This first draft draws on a wide range of guides by organizations working with farmer field school methodologies to enhance smallholder farmers’ skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about opportunities to engage in seed enterprises […]
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Farmer Field School Guide on Farmer Seed Production and Marketing
Module: Analysis of the seed market and crop selection In this module, facilitators play a crucial role in guiding Farmer Field Schools (FFS) to gather and analyze information. This information will be essential in helping FFS members make informed decisions about whether to focus on a specific seed crop that not only has business potential […]
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Guía de Campo Escuelas de Campo Para agricultores en Nutrición y Plantas alimenticias Locales
Módulo: Mejoramiento de la nutrición Este módulo ha sido diseñado para apoyar a los facilitadores en llevar a cabo actividades que ayuden a los agricultores a mejorar sus dieta y su nutrición, para escuelas de campo para agricultores (ECA) en nutrición y plantas alimenticias locales. La fase de implementación puede empezar una vez que se […]
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Facilitators’ Field Guide for Farmer Field Schools on Local Food Plants for Nutrition
Module: Improving Nutrition This module has been designed to assist facilitators in implementing activities that help farmers improve their diets and nutrition, working as part of a Farmer Field School (FFS) on nutrition and local food plants. The implementation phase can start as soon as the curriculum for the FFS cycle has been agreed. It […]
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Training Manual Agrobiodiversity and Farmers Rights
Foreword by Bharat Bhandari, Executive Director LI-BIRD Agricultural biodiversity, a subset of biological diversity, is the foundation of food and nutritional security. Smallholder farmers in developing countries are considered custodians of local agrobiodiversity who conserve, utilize, and maintain crop genetic diversity along with associated traditional knowledge and use cases. Changing climate coupled with other socio-economic […]
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Guía de Campo ECAs para Agricultores en Nutrición Plantas Alimenticias Locales: Temas especiales
Este módulo ha sido diseñado para ayudar a los facilitadores en llevar a cabo las actividades especiales de la Escuela de Campo para Agricultores (ECA).Los temas especiales son temas complementarios que ofrecen información adicional útil para el desarrollo de las actividades de la ECA. Por ejemplo, las ECA que trabajaron con latencia de semillas en […]
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Facilitators’ Guide for Farmer Field Schools on Local Food Plants for Nutrition: Special topics
This module has been designed to help facilitators to undertake Farmer Field School (FFS) special topics. Special topics are complementary topics that provide additional information which is useful for the development of the FFS activities. For example, FFS that addressed seed dormancy in Zimbabwe included a special topic on ways to manipulate seed germination provided […]
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Guía de campo para facilitadores de las ECAs sobre plantas alimenticias locales para la nutrición: Evaluación de fin de ciclo
Este módulo ha sido diseñado para ayudar a los facilitadores a llevar a cabo las evaluaciones de fin de ciclo de las Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores (ECA) a nivel individual para cada ECA. Durante la evaluación de fin de ciclo a nivel de la ECA, los facilitadores y los agricultores reflexionarán sobre las lecciones […]
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Facilitators’ Field Guide for Farmer Field Schools on Local Food Plants for Nutrition: FFS end-of-cycle evaluation
This module has been designed to help facilitators to undertake Farmer Field School (FFS) end-of-cycle evaluations at FFS level. During the end-of-cycle evaluation at FFS-level, facilitators and farmers will reflect on the lessons learned, developments, challenges and problems related to the content of the FFS work and functioning of the FFS group. They will assess […]
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Guía de Campo – Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores en Nutrición y Plantas Alimenticias Locales: Módulo manejo de plantas alimenticias locales
Este módulo ha sido diseñado para ayudar a los facilitadores de las escuelas de campo para agricultores (ECA) en nutrición y plantas alimenticias locales a llevar a cabo actividades que ayuden a los agricultores a mejorar el manejo de plantas alimenticias locales. Este documento presenta directrices para la siembra de plantas alimenticias locales, la cosecha […]
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Facilitators’ Field Guide for Farmers Field Schools on Local Food Plants for Nutrition: Managing local food plants module
This module has been designed to help facilitators of Farmer Field School (FFS) on nutrition and local food plants to implement activities that help farmers to improve the management of local food plants. This document presents guidelines for sowing local food plants, harvesting wild plants, seed storage and germination, and vegetative propagation. FFS facilitators and […]
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Guía de Campo para Facilitadores de Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores en Plantas alimenticias locales para la nutrición: Fase de daignóstico
Módulo: Fase de diagnóstico Esta guía es la primera de una serie que profundizará en los diferentes módulos que componen una Escuela de Campo sobre Plantas Alimenticias Locales para la Nutrición. Este documento está destinado a ayudar a los facilitadores a completar los ejercicios de diagnóstico que forman parte de una Escuela de Campo para […]
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Facilitators’ Field Guide for Farmer Field Schools on Local Food Plants for Nutrition: Diagnostic phase
Module: Diagnostic phase This guide is a first of a series that will zoom in on the different modules that make up a Farmer Field School on Local Food Plants for Nutrition. This specific document is meant to help facilitators complete the diagnostic exercises which are part of a Farmer Field School (FFS). It summarizes […]