Safeguarding Tanzania's indigenous seeds, one village at a time.
Explore an interactive map of community-led seed banks preserving the diversity, knowledge and food sovereignty of smallholder farmers across the country.
Discover Village Seed Banks Across Tanzania
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Voices from the field
CommunityWomen of Chamwino revive a forgotten sorghum
How a small cooperative is bringing back a drought-tolerant landrace lost for two generations.
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Biodiversity42 indigenous varieties safeguarded in Iringa
A community seed bank is cataloguing and exchanging seeds with neighbouring villages.
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LivelihoodsFrom food insecurity to surplus in Mbeya
A farmer-led seed system tripled household maize yields across three villages.
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Together with funders, researchers and grassroots organisations, we can scale community seed banks and safeguard food sovereignty for generations to come.
