@techreport{icrisat11708,
           title = {Community seed banks as seed producers},
       publisher = {CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals},
         address = {Rome, Italy},
     institution = {Bioversity International},
          author = {R Vernooy and R Jai and S P Ahlawat and S K Malik and H Mbozie and J Mugisha and S Nyabasha and G Otieno and S Patil and S Roy and P Shrestha and S Tiwari and R Yadav},
            type = {Working Paper},
            year = {2020},
            note = {This case study is based on a focus group discussion with 16 seed producers (10 women, 6 men)
belonging to two community seedbanks in the UMP district of Zimbabwe (Chibika and
Chemazumba), two local leaders, one Agritex officer and with the facilitation and translation by
Hilton Mbozi (CTDO). 29 March 2019, Chemazumba, UMP. We thank them for their time and efforts.},
        keywords = {Seed Production, Marketing, Community, Seed Banks, Value Chain},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/11708/},
        abstract = {Community-based seed producers are a relatively under-researched and under-documented
category of seed producers, but have the potential to cater to the diverse seed needs and interests
of smallholder farmers. This working paper presents a number of such community-seed producers,
with a focus on community seed banks. The case studies from India, Nepal, Uganda and Zimbabwe
point to the viability of community seed banks as seed producers and distributors, but becoming
successful is not easy and depends on several factors, including initial technical guidance and
support, sufficient time, adherence to a seed value chain perspective and the development of a
sound business plan from the very start.}
}