Establishing a community seed bank (booklet 1 of 3)
This handbook includes three booklets designed for rural producers interested in establishing, supporting, and managing community seed banks. Booklet 1 focuses on how to establish a community seed bank.
Conducting variety trials
This guide provides practical knowledge and instructions for conducting variety trials on old vegetable varieties, aimed at practitioners and conservation organizations involved in preserving these varieties.
Assessing the quality of on-farm produced vegetable seed
This guide provides vegetable growers with practical methods for assessing the quality of on-farm produced seed, focusing on key factors such as germination, purity, and seed health.
On-farm conservation of old vegetable varieties (update)
This expanded guide builds upon the 2016 edition, introducing methods for the on-farm preservation and seed propagation of additional vegetable varieties, including endive, garden orache, cucumber, Brussels sprouts, and onion.
On-farm conservation of old vegetable varieties
This guide is aimed at gardeners who wish to propagate and preserve rare and old vegetable varieties for personal or broader agricultural use.
On-farm conservation of old grain varieties
This guide is designed for farmers involved in the on-farm conservation of old grain varieties, offering practical advice on seed saving, maintaining genetic integrity, and handling of diseases.
WANG Ze’en
WANG Ze'en 王泽恩
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Wang Ze’en has been an editor and researcher at Foodthink since 2021, an online media organization focused on promoting...
WANG Xin
WANG Xin 王鑫
Following his graduation from Beijing University of Agriculture, Wang Xin founded Clear Creek Ecological Farm in 2015, where he grows high-quality fruits and vegetables. He takes particular pride in the healthy...
Jelena Grosse-Bley
Jelena Grosse-Bley
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Since 2020, Jelena Grosse-Bley has been a PhD researcher at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She is also a Visiting Predoctoral...
ZHOU Meiliang
ZHOU Meiliang 周美亮
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Since 2017, Zhou Meiliang has been a professor at the Institute of Crop Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences....