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Hellen Akello’s leadership in Participatory Plant Breeding
By ESAFF Uganda In honor of women’s day, SD=HS will dedicate the whole month of March to highlighting the great work and strides made by women across the countries where we work. Little did 45-year-old Akello Hellen know that growing up in a rural area in Orungo sub county, Amuria district would inspire her to […]
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Develop while protecting and protect while developing: The Story of Ruixiang Ru form Inner Mongolia
By Farmer Seed Network in China In honor of women’s day, SD=HS will dedicate the whole month of March to highlighting the great work and strides made by women across the countries where we work. Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia, is the birthplace of millet and has an 8,000-year history of dry farming. In 2000, it […]
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Rural women embody resilience
By Ana Lucía Nuñez, Food Justice Project Officer at Oxfam Peru In honor of women’s day, SD=HS will dedicate the whole month of March to highlighting the great work and strides made by women across the countries where we work. Lucinda Quispealaya Salvatierra is one of many rural women farmers who take on an active […]
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A journey from bonded labor to master facilitator of Farmers Field Schools
By Sahadev KC and Lok Poudel, SD=HS Nepal In honor of women’s day, SD=HS will dedicate the whole month of March to highlighting the great work and strides made by women across the countries where we work. Rekha Chaudhary, mother of a 3-year old and permanent resident of Joshipur rural municipality, was born into a […]
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Empowering other women farmers: Teresa Carrillo’s story in Guatemala
By Sahira Tello, ASOCUCH In honor of women’s day, SD=HS will dedicate the whole month of March to highlighting the great work and strides made by women across the countries where we work. Teresa Carrillo Cruz, 51 years old, lives in the community of Villa Alicia, in the municipality of Todos Santos Cuchumatán Huehuetenango. She […]
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Crop diversity for Food security in West Africa
A partnership initiative between CIMMYT, ICRISAT WCA and OXFAM Background Environmental and socio-economic conditions in many zones of West Africa are rapidly changing. Unstable governments and unprecedented variability of weather conditions are affecting millions of farmers, who are already facing food insecurity on a regular basis. Government services, financial services, input supplies are all compromised […]
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Partnerships for Diversity: Strengthening farmer-research partnerships
Oxfam’s SD=HS Program joined forces with CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement) and CCRP (the Collaborative Crop Research Program funded by McKnight Foundation) to pilot social and institutional innovations and participatory research approaches to shift power dynamics and strengthen the role of farmers in seed systems. Background Smallholder farmers are […]
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SD=HS colleagues participating in Wageningen University course
Over the weekend of 21 and 22 January, seven colleagues arrived in the Netherlands to participate in a course titled “Smallholder engagement in Seed Systems” at Wageningen University. We extend them a very warm welcome! The course was developed in a consortium with Wageningen University & Research, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, the Production Ecology […]
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SD=HS Newsletter | December 2022
Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security newsletter Campaign URL Copy Twitter 0 tweets Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate English العربية Afrikaans беларуская мова български català 中文（简体） 中文（繁體） Hrvatski Česky Dansk eesti keel Nederlands Suomi Français Deutsch Ελληνική हिन्दी Magyar Gaeilge Indonesia íslenska Italiano 日本語 ភាសាខ្មែរ 한국어 македонски јазик بهاس ملايو Malti Norsk Polski Português Português – Portugal Română Русский Español Kiswahili Svenska […]
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Seed banks provide food and biodiversity
This blog has been translated from Swedish, the original version can be found on Sida’s website. In northern Uganda, Sida is supporting small-scale farmers who are building seed banks made of local plants that were almost lost. This protects biodiversity. For farmer and facilitator, Hellen Akello, the project has boosted both her confidence and her […]
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30 national and regional agricultural organizations and associations from 16 regions of Peru prepare proposal to amend General Seed Law
By Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) The Steering Group of Native Seeds (GRISEN), constituted by the main national and regional agrarian unions at the national level*, met with the Directorate of the National Agricultural Health Service of Peru (SENASA), as part of advocacy efforts in favor of seed […]
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30 organizaciones y gremios agrarios nacionales y regionales de 16 regiones del Perú elaboran propuesta de modificatoria de la Ley de General de Semillas N° 27262
Por Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) y Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam en Perú) El Grupo Impulsor de Semillas Nativas (GRISEN), constituido por los principales gremios agrarios nacionales y regionales a nivel nacional*, y, se reunió con la Dirección del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria del Perú (SENASA), como parte de sus acciones de incidencia a […]
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Campaign: “Our Seeds, Our Identity”
By Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) Our native and local seeds guarantee the survival of species, represent the origin of agricultural productivity and are used in various ways, directly and indirectly, in human and animal nutrition. In addition, they constitute a source of raw material for obtaining products […]
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Campaña: “Nuestras semillas, Nuestra identidad”
Por Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) Nuestras semillas nativas y criollas garantizan la sobrevivencia de las especies, representan el origen de la productividad agraria y son utilizadas de diversas formas, directa e indirectamente, en la alimentación humana y animal. Además, constituyen una fuente de materia prima para la […]
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Many hands make better seeds
Why participatory and inclusive approaches to plant breeding are needed to help farmers adapt to climate change and safeguard world’s agrobiodiversity by Nout van der Vaart, Bram de Jonge and Frederik van Oudenhoven With the 27th climate summit just behind us, and the 15th biodiversity summit ahead – and with the first SeedNL Annual Event happening on […]
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How can UPOV make exceptions for smallholder farmers to freely use farm-saved seeds of protected varieties? An update
By Bram de Jonge, Seed Policy Advisor On 28th of October, the UPOV Council decided to continue with the “Working Group on Guidance Concerning Smallholder Farmers in Relation to Private and Non-Commercial Use” in 2023. This working group was established after years of lobbying by Oxfam and our collaborative work with the Dutch and European […]
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Farmers from 16 Peruvian departments meet at the II National Forum on Native and Local Seeds
By Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) On October 26, the II National Forum on Native and Local Seeds 2022 was held in Junín, Huancayo, with the participation of more than 75 leaders from 16 departments of the country representing 17 national and regional agrarian organizations and unions. This […]
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Agricultoras y agricultores de 16 departamentos del Perú se reúnen en el II Foro Nacional de Semillas Nativas y Locales
Por Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) El pasado 26 de octubre se desarrolló, en Junín, Huancayo, el II Foro Nacional de Semillas Nativas y Locales 2022, con participación de más de 75 líderes y lideresasas de 16 departamentos del país en representación de 17 organizaciones y gremios agrarios […]
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SD=HS Newsletter | October 2022
Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security newsletter Campaign URL Copy Twitter 0 tweets Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate English العربية Afrikaans беларуская мова български català 中文（简体） 中文（繁體） Hrvatski Česky Dansk eesti keel Nederlands Suomi Français Deutsch Ελληνική हिन्दी Magyar Gaeilge Indonesia íslenska Italiano 日本語 ភាសាខ្មែរ 한국어 македонски јазик بهاس ملايو Malti Norsk Polski Português Português – Portugal Română Русский Español Kiswahili Svenska […]
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Welcome interview to Rian Fokker
Rian Fokker was announced as the project lead for the SD=HS project as of 1st of November. Below is a short welcome interview to get to know her. Welcome to the SD=HS team Rian! Can you introduce who you are in a few words? A few words would be: Agronomist background, I studied Tropical Agronomy […]