HO-503001 Support on-farm biodiversity.

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The main purpose of the first phase of activities was to convene actors in-person and virtually and to establish two active learning trajectories: a learning trajectory on “strengthening community seed banks” and a learning trajectory on “improving the integration of crop varieties adapted to small-scale farmers’ needs into national frameworks, policy and planning”, with agreed rules of engagement for each. Members of the Community of Practice (CoP), established in Harare, Zimbabwe in 2024 , met in Manila, the Philippines on 14-15 September 2025, ahead of the second Farmers’ Rights Symposium. In Manila, sixty individuals convened from Africa, Asia, and Europe, including members of the BSF CoP, to share knowledge and experiences of national seed policies and legislation and best practices pertaining to community seed banks, reflecting diverse approaches to implementing measures to strengthen and support FMSS. A second day was dedicated towards establishing the vision, the narrative, and the strategy ofthe CoP. In a series of collaborative sessions, members formulated their ideas and expectations about the identity of the CoP and concluded with the synthesis of key policy recommendations developed from the outcomes of Harare. The CoP took these recommendations forward during the 11th Governing Body meeting in Peru, November 2025, presented during a side event titled 'Exploring Policies to Promote and Strengthen Farmer-Managed Seed Systems'. The in-person and virtual meetings d…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

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Netherlands

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Agricultural policy and administrative management

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07852-02:NL.

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