Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

From Genebanks to Farmers: A study of approaches to introduce genebank material to farmers' seed systems

This report reviews strategies, methodologies and projects that exist to facilitate direct access to gene bank material for farmers. Based on a literature review and survey, as well as interviews and data collection from key actors in conservation and development oriented seed system work, the authors trace trends in the field and present a typology of approaches.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectPlant breeding techniques and approaches
PublisherNorwegian University of Life Sciences
Publication year2017
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.nmbu.no/download/file/fid/24877
KeywordsBest practices approaches and techniques; Plant breeding; Community seed banks; Role of genebanks