Food systems face new climatic and socioecological challenges and farmers need a
diversity of new plant varieties to respond to these. While plant breeding is important …

The circulation of seed among farmers is central to agrobiodiversity conservation and
dynamics. Agrobiodiversity, the diversity of agricultural systems from genes to varieties and …

The importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development
and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by …

While seed security is key to food security, concrete means for building resilient seed
systems remain unexplored in research and practice. A new toolkit, the Seed System …

As calls for a 'Uniquely African Green Revolution'gain momentum, a focus on seeds and
seed systems is rising up the agricultural policy agenda. Much of the debate stresses the …

Seed security is central to crop production for smallholder farmers in developing countries,
but it remains understudied in relation to long-term seed sector development. Here, we …

Humanitarian organizations (HOs) supply goods and services to people in need, using
funds provided by donors supporting their mission. Funding systems, funds, and their …

Based on twenty years of global research, this is the first comprehensive reference on crop
genetic diversity as it is maintained on farmland around the world. Showcasing the findings …

Accessible, high-quality seed is vital to the agricultural, food, and nutrition sovereignty
needed for justice-based sustainable development. Multiregion, interdisciplinary research …

The food price crisis has led to assumptions that food price rises are due to inadequate food
production, and that such food insecurity is linked to seed insecurity. Hence, in response to …