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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 […]
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Meeting of spokeswomen and unions culminates in national forum on native seeds
MEETING OF ANDEAN AND AMAZONIAN CLIMATE SPOKESWOMEN As part of the Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security project, Oxfam in Peru, with the support of Fomento de la Vida – FOVIDA, organized the First Meeting of Andean and Amazonian Climate Spokeswomen in Huancayo, Junín. It brought together 50 rural, peasant and indigenous women leaders and representatives of organizations […]
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SD=HS Newsletter | September 2022
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Farewell interview with Harrie Oostingh
After four years as project lead, Harrie Oostingh is leaving the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security team. Below is a farewell interview, where he shares his reflections and wishes for the SD=HS community. “What makes this programme special is the people: men, women, youth fighting on a daily basis to improve their conditions and fighting […]
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Farmers Call for More Inclusive Local Seed System and Farmers’ Rights at FAO International Treaty Meeting
On 20th and 21st of September 2022, Oxfam Novib and partners will host two side events during this year’s meeting of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in New Delhi, India. Community Technology and Development Trust Zambia (CTDT) and LI=BIRD from Nepal will represent the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting […]
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SD=HS newsletter | August 2022
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SD=HS participates in the International Treaty’s annual session
The 9th session of the Governing Body (GB 9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) will be held in New Delhi, India from 19th to 24th September 2022. Funded by Sida, the SD=HS (Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security) program executed by Oxfam Novib and country partners contributes to […]
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SD=HS in Zimbabwe newsletter | July 2022
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Farmer-Led Seed Production: Community Seed Banks Enter the National Seed Market
Ronnie Vernooy, Jai Rana, Gloria Otieno, Hilton Mbozi and Pitambar Shrestha Abstract: Smallholder farmers around the world obtain their seed from various sources, which can vary over time. In some countries, smallholder farmers are gaining ground as local seed producers and sellers. This study focuses on the seed production and marketing operations, achievements, and challenges of […]
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SD=HS in Zambia newsletter | June 2022
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SD=HS newsletter | May 2022
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SD=HS in Nepal newsletter | April 2022
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SD=HS Newsletter | February 2022
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Three SD=HS partner organisations awarded funding from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Early this February, the working group on participatory plant breeding established under the Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GAFF) recommended five projects for a first round of funding. We are excited to hear that three of the awardees are partner organisations in the SD=HS programme: Farmers’ Seed Network in China, Community Technology and […]
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SD=HS Newsletter | January 2022
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Newsletter | December 2021
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Innovating plant breeding & agrobiodiversity management: The urgent need for better partnerships between farmers and researchers
On the 2nd of December, Oxfam Novib held the concluding workshop in a series of three on ‘Innovating plant breeding: Bringing farmers to the table’. Researchers, policy makers, farmers and funders discussed how increasing the involvement of farmers in crop development and seed diffusion can contribute to sustained global food and nutrition security. Participants presented […]
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Bringing Farmers to the Table: Innovating Plant Breeding. Workshop #3, 2 December 2021
We began this series of workshops seeking to identify coalitions to strengthen farmers’ engagement in crop variety and seed system development and innovation (see summaries of workshop 1 and workshop 2). The development of either a new proposal or creating explicit and strong links between complementary programs were the intended final outputs. “Let’s get on […]
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