Roles and contributions of community seed banks in climate adaptation in Nepal

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4863340
AutoresShree Maharjan (0000-0003-1104-1601, Schlumberger (Ireland), autor de correspondencia), Keshav Maharjan (0000-0001-5885-4162)
Año2018
Volumen28
Número2
Páginas292-302
Fecha de publicación2018-02-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2018.1418838
OpenAlexW2790757604
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas4

Community seed banks are an effective local institution to conserve quality seeds, to strengthen farmers’ accessibility to social seed networks, and improve agrobiodiversity and food security. This article analyses the prospects and challenges of community seed banks in climate change contexts. It finds that community seed banks serve as sources of climate-resilient seeds to withstand in local climates and improve community resilience. Community seed banks provide landraces for participatory crop improvement to develop resistant varieties to improve quality and productivity. They also strengthen participatory seed exchange to cope with climate adversity. However, there are challenges with defining specific and common goals, functions, approaches, and governance

Agricultural biodiversity · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Citizen journalism · Climate change · Climate resilience · Community resilience · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Food security · Geography · Political science · Productivity · Psychological resilience · Agricultural pest management studies · Engineering · Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies · Seed Germination and Physiology · Ecology · Finance