List of Community Seed Banks in India
Here you will find an overview of community seed banks in India per state, with a brief presentation of each. This is work in progress, and new community seed bank presentations are being added as DIVERSIFARM-India evolves.
Karnataka
- Ankura Women Seed Bank (PDF, 117KB)
- Bibifathima - Teertha Community Seed Bank (PDF, 165KB)
- Chikkabendigeri Community Seed Bank (PDF, 133KB)
- Malali Community Seed Bank (PDF, 170KB)
- Noorlakuppe Beej Bank (PDF, 138KB)
- The Rice Diversity Center (PDF, 153KB)
Madhya Pradesh
- Aman Seed Bank (PDF, 226KB)
- Ahirwar Seed Bank (PDF, 149KB)
- Baburajput Kisan Samuh Seed Bank (PDF, 120KB)
- Balram Samuh Seed Bank (PDF, 139KB)
- Birsa Munda Seed Bank (PDF, 166KB)
- Chanchal Community Seed Bank (PDF, 141KB)
- Chikali Seed Bank (PDF, 173KB)
- Chote Anaj Bij Bank (PDF, 177KB)
- Devmaharaj Kisan Samuh Seed Bank (PDF, 104KB)
- Jivan Seed Bank (PDF, 104KB)
- Muthava Baba Group (PDF, 140KB)
- Narajan Bij Bank (PDF, 208KB)
- Sankar Seed Bank (PDF, 91KB)
- Shiv Shakti Community Seed Bank (PDF, 158KB)
- Sitaram Seed Bank (PDF, 183KB)
- Sita Ram Community Seed Bank (PDF, 156KB)
Maharashtra
- Adarsh Women Farmer Group (PDF, 207KB)
- Dhartari Mahila Bachat Ghat (PDF, 98KB)
- Disha Community Seed Bank (PDF, 153KB)
- Disha Seed Bank Bahirwadi (PDF, 85KB)
- Disha Seed Bank Limbarui (PDF, 217KB)
- Disha Seed Bank Shahjanpur (PDF, 228KB)
- Jagruti Mahila Samuha Didamda (PPTX, 151KB)
- Jay Muthava Kisan Samuh (PDF, 117KB)
- Jeevan Sathee Community Seed Bank (PDF, 113KB)
- Kohan Seed Bank (PDF, 194KB)
- Nav Durga Women Farmers Group (PDF, 142KB)
- Satpuda Mahila Samuh Chunkhadi (PDF, 128KB)
Odisha
Rajasthan
- Kasomor Kisan Kalb Seed Bank (PDF, 124KB)
- Mariyam Seed Bank (PDF, 161KB)
- Sarsvti Seed Bank (PDF, 226KB)
- Sita Mata and Mahima Seed Bank (PDF, 179KB)
Uttar Pradesh
- Uday Community Seed Bank (PDF, 176KB)
- Unnati Community Seed Bank (PDF, 120KB)
- Saksham Seed Bank (PDF, 113KB)
West Bengal
- ARSW Society (PDF, 132KB)
- Khalpara Krishak Dal Seed Bank (PDF, 107KB)
- Matangini Krishak Dal Seed Bank (PDF, 131KB)
- Majherpara Krishak Dal Seed Bank (PDF, 132KB)
- Netaji Subhas Krishak Dal Seed Bank (PDF, 125KB)
- Pather Sathi Krishak Dal Seed Bank (PDF, 123KB)
Do you know about community seed banks that have not been covered here?
Please contact us:
- Viviana Meixner Vásquez, Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway.
- Dr. C.M. Pratheepa, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), India.
- Prajeesh Parameswaran, Senior Scientist, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), India.