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Community seed bank

A community seed bank is a locally managed system for collecting, documenting, safely storing, regenerating, and—where communities agree—sharing locally adapted seed varieties and the knowledge around them.

06 records

6 / 6 records

  1. Kalo Marsi

    Rice / local landrace

    Accession ID

    CSB-001

    Sample seed record

    Seed steward

    Jumla farmer group (sample)

    Harvest year

    2025

    Availability

    Demo listing — not available

  2. Jumli Simi

    Common bean / local climbing type

    Accession ID

    CSB-002

    Sample seed record

    Seed steward

    Karnali seed circle (sample)

    Harvest year

    2025

    Availability

    Demo listing — limited

  3. Kaguno

    Foxtail millet / local population

    Accession ID

    CSB-003

    Sample seed record

    Seed steward

    Mid-hill grain network (sample)

    Harvest year

    2024

    Availability

    Demo listing — regeneration planned

  4. Bhaktapur Local

    Cucumber / local open-pollinated type

    Accession ID

    CSB-004

    Sample seed record

    Seed steward

    Valley vegetable group (sample)

    Harvest year

    2025

    Availability

    Demo listing — not available

  5. Sano Kerau

    Field pea / local small-seeded type

    Accession ID

    CSB-005

    Sample seed record

    Seed steward

    Gandaki home-garden group (sample)

    Harvest year

    2025

    Availability

    Demo listing — limited

  6. Rato Latte

    Amaranth / local red-leaf type

    Accession ID

    CSB-006

    Sample seed record

    Seed steward

    Chhahari learning plot (sample)

    Harvest year

    2025

    Availability

    Demo listing — seed increase planned