Involve farmers in the characterization, evaluation and selection of PGRFA, including landraces/farmers’ varieties, and/or new varieties, populations and genebank accessions.

Develop participatory plant breeding programmes or projects.

Conduct participatory research on other aspects of PGRFA.

This is the seventh category of options to encourage, guide and promote the realization of Farmers’ Rights in the Options Document. It comprises options for participatory approaches to research on PGRFA, including characterization and evaluation, participatory plant breeding and variety selection.

Establish and/or support community seed banks, seed clubs, seed houses, seed-saver networks or similar approaches.

Organize and/or support farmers’ seed festivals and fairs.

Facilitate farmers’ access to material from genebanks, research institutes, universities and the private sector.

Support farmers’ seed systems and innovation.

This is the sixth category of options to encourage, guide and promote the realization of Farmers’ Rights in the Options Document. It comprises options for the facilitation of farmers’ access to a diversity of PGRFA through community seed banks, seed networks and other measures improving farmers’ choices of a wider diversity of PGRFA.

Support and safeguard community biodiversity management and/or other practical activities of farmers and farming communities for in situ/on-farm management of PGRFA.

Strengthen the role and identity of custodian/guardian farmers and communities through social and cultural activities.

Conduct and disseminate studies on the participation of farmers and communities in in situ/on-farm conservation, management and sustainable use of PGRFA, including technological, ecological, socioeconomic and cultural aspects.