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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

Accession ID

CSB-001

Kalo Marsi

Rice / local landrace

Seed steward
Jumla farmer group (sample)
Harvest year
2025
Availability
Demo listing — not available
Sample seed record

Accession ID

CSB-002

Jumli Simi

Common bean / local climbing type

Seed steward
Karnali seed circle (sample)
Harvest year
2025
Availability
Demo listing — limited
Sample seed record

Accession ID

CSB-003

Kaguno

Foxtail millet / local population

Seed steward
Mid-hill grain network (sample)
Harvest year
2024
Availability
Demo listing — regeneration planned
Sample seed record

Accession ID

CSB-004

Bhaktapur Local

Cucumber / local open-pollinated type

Seed steward
Valley vegetable group (sample)
Harvest year
2025
Availability
Demo listing — not available
Sample seed record

Accession ID

CSB-005

Sano Kerau

Field pea / local small-seeded type

Seed steward
Gandaki home-garden group (sample)
Harvest year
2025
Availability
Demo listing — limited
Sample seed record

Accession ID

CSB-006

Rato Latte

Amaranth / local red-leaf type

Seed steward
Chhahari learning plot (sample)
Harvest year
2025
Availability
Demo listing — seed increase planned
Sample seed record