Seeds Without Borders Initiative for Enhanced Food and Nutrition Security in South Asia

Seeds Without Borders Initiatives (SWBI) initiated in South Asia is important to share and exchange seeds beyond the borders in similar agro-ecologies to promote enhanced and least cost access to new improved varieties of crops to smallholder farmers. This paper aims to document the rationale, concept, key concerns, issues and status for promoting SWBI in South Asia based on literature review, consultation meetings, workshops and experiences of the authors working in South Asia.