4 Editorial
6 Community seed banks for maintaining genetic diversity
Vanaja Ramprasad
8 Increasing the availability of traditional seeds in Sri Lanka
Alex Thanthriarachchi, Samantha Green and Julia Wright
10 Community based seed supply in Sudan
Abdelrahman Khidir Osman
12 Conserving indigenous seeds for livelihood security – Experiences from Tamil Nadu, India
K. Vijayalakshmi, S. Arumugasamy and A.V. Balasubramanian
14 New bean seeds and the struggle for their dissemination
Conny Almekinders, Eduardo Aguilar and Rolando Herrera
17 Informal groundnut seed system in AndhraPradesh – a case study
Ravinder Reddy Ch and S.P. Wani
20 Good quality seeds from farmers’ seed clubs
SEARICE
23 Towards self- sufficiency in groundnut seed
K. Suresh Kanna
25 Local multiplication to ensure timely planting
Hideliza de Chavez, Lorna Sister, Irene Adion, Rizalina Tablarin and Dindo M. Campilan
26 A new approach for facilitating farmers’ access to bean seed
Jean Claude Rubyogo, Louise Sperling and Teshale Assefa
29 The Narayana Reddy Column Gift of seeds for life
30 Sources
32 Networking
33 New Books
34 Native varieties take back the show
Anitha Pailoor
36 The global LEISA network
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