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Banking Diversity
Seeds…
These tiny packets of life carry a priceless inheritance. Each seed holds infinite potential; deep wells of genetic variety and adaptation nurtured over time.
USC Canada’s short film, Banking Diversity, explains the critical role that seed saving and seed diversity play in ensuring a stable global food supply, now and into the future. They are the seeds of our survival.
See the discussion page below for more information:
http://usc-canada.org/UserFiles/File/USC_bankingdiversity.pdf
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USC Canada - The Story of Food
What’s happened to the quality of our food? Why is there so much food for some while more than a billion people in the world today don’t have enough to eat? The Story of Food will get you thinking about our broken food system and what’s gone wrong! The Story of Food
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World Vegetable Center
The World Vegetable Center conserves the most diverse collection of vegetable germplasm in the world and provides user direct access to germplasm data through the internet. Also maintains a database of thousands of bulletins, fact sheets, articles, and titles of interest to researchers, farmers, rural development workers, extension agents etc. Offers research training opportunities for postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists, graduate and undergraduate researchers; as well as practical training sessions (2-3 weeks) on the ground in Thailand and Tanzania.
Seeds of Diversity: People Protecting the People's Seeds
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Kerr Center
Private non-profit educational foundation dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development, progressive food policy, environmental stewardship (especially wrt water), and strong local food systems. Based in Oklahoma, USA.
International Seed Saving Institute (ISSI)
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