Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Seed Freedom – A Global Citizens’ Report

This report showcases the multitude of farmer and citizen initiatives throughout the world for the preservation of agricultural biodiversity. Among these, it mentions the farmers’ seed bank in Garmsar, Iran and presents two stories of Iranian farmers involved in the CENESTA project.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop diversity
PublisherNavdanya
Publication year2012
RegionsGlobal; Near East
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttp://www.cenesta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/seed-freedom-2012-en.pdf
KeywordsRecognition of the role of farmers; Community seed banks; Women farmers; Farmers’ Rights