The availability of farmer saved seed is crucial for Small-Scale Farmers (SSFs) to attain food & nutrition security. Community seed banks provide a robust system both in terms of locally adapted seeds & strengthened SSF groups.

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“One of the ways we share seed is when we are marrying off our daughters, we gift them with startup seed. When guests come & find me with good quality seed, I also give it out as a gift”- Kevin Ameo, Amuria district.

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The Seed Gist celebrates the vital role that small-scale farmers play in preserving the diversity of our seed heritage. From traditional practices to innovative approaches that adapt to modern challenges.

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To improve small scale farmers' access to good quality seed in communities, we have supported the establishment of 4 Community Seed Banks in Omoro, Amuria, Apac & Adjumani.

These have over 100 indigenous seed varieties.

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Neglected & Underutilised Species (NUS) are those to which little attention is paid to or ignored by many communities.

We developed a recipe book to elaborate on the usage & preparation of these local food plants.

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Yesterday, together with @PELUMUganda, Oxfam in Uganda, and NARO PGRC, we hosted different stakeholders in the seed sector in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss the development of a regulatory system for the recognition of farmer varieties in Uganda.

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From 12th to 16th February, with a team from MAAIF 🇺🇬 and NARO Plant Genetic Resource Centre, together with Oxfam in Uganda, PELUM Uganda, we visited three communities in Soroti & Amuria districts to assess & learn more about farmer seed varieties.

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This is geared towards our ambition to have farmer-seed varieties recognised & strongly appreciated. Farmers’ seed varieties play a big role in community seed & food security and provide the primary seed for most of the research and breeding work.

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MAAIF 🇺🇬

ESAFF Uganda uses the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach to improve access to Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) & utilization of local food plants to improve food & nutrition security among small-scale farmers.

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