🌟Happening now: The "Breeding for Diversity, Seed Policy Regulations & Farmers' Rights" workshop unites stakeholders from Africa & Europe🇪🇺. A vital step toward resilient and sustainable seed systems for food security & biodiversity👩🏾‍🌾🌽 #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱 FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa

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The CTDO director talking to the The Herald Zimbabwe on the sidelines of the opening of the Regional workshop on farmer seed systems in Harare youtube.com/shorts/yzktnAO…

The Chimukoko community seed bank of Mudzi district in Zimbabwe hosted the ITPGRFA-BSF Coordinator, Anna Maria. The aim was to familiarise with the community seed bank approach, linkage with FFSs, experience and interact with the farmers. PlantTreaty Onismus Chipfunde Rete Semi Rurali ETS

We join the world in commemorating in observing the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a campaign that aims to raise awareness and mobilize action to end all forms of violence against women and girls UN Women Zimbabwe UNDP Zimbabwe Oxfam In Zimbabwe WFP Zimbabwe

We join the world in commemorating World AIDS day. We join all partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024 under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”. NAC Zimbabwe UNICEF ZIMBABWE Ministry of HealthZW UN Women Zimbabwe Oxfam In Zimbabwe WHH Zimbabwe Welthungerhilfe UNAIDS Zimbabwe

Pulses are our delicious ally in achieving food security and reducing malnutrition. #LovePulses #BetterNutrition

we capacity built communities in the A Frame technique. A Frame an A shaped structure made from wooden poles or thin metal poles that can be easily constructed and used to peg flat or graded contours or water drains

Since its launch, the #BOLDProject has supported 42 genebanks in 30 countries, helping them regenerate, clean and conserve seeds in the Svalbard Svalbard Seed Vault. 🌽 In Bolivia, BOLD is helping preserve traditional maize varieties like purple (Kulli), speckled (Janka), yellow,

🌱 It’s deposit day at the Svalbard Svalbard Seed Vault! Over 14,000 seed samples from 21 genebanks will be now safely stored, including: 🌾 Sorghum & millet from Sudan, nearly lost to war 🌱 Velvet beans from Malawi, key for farming & medicine 🌍 Crops from a Philippine genebank

The Svalbard Svalbard Seed Vault welcomed over 14,000 new seed samples yesterday! Since 2008, 123 genebanks from 85 countries have deposited in Svalbard—a global insurance policy for food security managed by Regjeringen, NordGen and the Crop Trust. By conserving crop diversity,

The Community Technology Development Trust has built 20 community seed banks in Zimbabwe, helping farmers preserve diverse crops. In Feb 2025, they made their first deposit into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. With support from the Crop Trust's #BOLDProject, the country is

Sowing seeds of innovation on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Organization at the @UniversityofZimbabwe,in collaboration with @GRBI are empowering young academics to explore PGRFA potential&drive innovations for real world applications supported by Benefit-sharing Fund 5 Phase PlantTreaty

This is Mrs Elizabeth Mpofu, agroecology champion & traditional grain promoter from SHASHE area of Masvingo in Zimbabwe. She is passionate in seed systems & has worked with accessions from ICRISAT in PVS Rete Semi Rurali ETS MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development PlantTreaty Food and Agriculture Organization Oxfam International Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

This is a fingermillet called fox-tail, repatriated from the National Genebak of Zimabwe MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development after disappearing. Farmers managed to multiple the repatriated 100grams into more than 2 tonnes of seeds over a 3 year period. Rete Semi Rurali ETS @TDH_IF ICRISAT

We are participating at the closeout ceremony of the SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE (SEFF) Project in Masvingo. We supported with community seed banking&PPB initiatives Terre des Hommes Rete Semi Rurali ETS MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development PlantTreaty Food and Agriculture Organization UNDP Zimbabwe

Mr Fred Zinanga , Head of Programmes CTDO presenting on strengthening farmer seed system. Farmers were capacitated through Farmer Field School approaches , strengthening farmer to farmer information and knowledge sharing and experiential learning PlantTreaty Rete Semi Rurali ETS

Ms Kesia Zonke from Mupinga Seed bank in chiredzi testifies on importance of community seed bank, seed conservation, farmer to farmer extension and PPB work and how it empowered their communities in the face of climate change PlantTreaty Rete Semi Rurali ETS MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development Onismus Chipfunde