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 …

Public sector seed programs in most sub-Saharan African countries targeted the
dissemination of quality seed of improved varieties in the 1970 and'80s, assuming that the …

Multiple knowledge systems are crucial to understand human-environment interactions of
the biodiversity of agriculture and food systems (agrobiodiversity). This article synthesizes …

Crop diversity plays a central role in smallholder farmers' ability to cope with and adapt to
shocks. Shifting crop varieties and diversifying the crop portfolio are common risk reduction …

Landraces cultivated in centers of crop diversity result from past and contemporary patterns
of natural and farmer‐mediated evolutionary forces. Successful in situ conservation of crop …

This paper reviews and discusses how studies on (i) on-farm diversity assessment,(ii)
access to diversity and information,(iii) extent of use of available materials and information …

Rapid changes in land use, food systems, and livelihoods require social–ecological systems
that keep multiple options open and prepare for future unpredictability. Sustainagility refers …

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 …