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By: Lydia, Xinyao, Giselle and a Powerpoint template

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1. What is the focus of the seed
bank, what is it trying to do?
2. Where and how are seeds
collected?
4. How are the seeds storage? Do
different seeds need different types of
storage?
5. Some of the seeds are germinated
every few years, why is this done?

3. How are the seeds prepared 6. What are the major challenges
for storage? faced by the seed bank?
What is a seed bank? Giselle & her
sister clothes fr
A seed bank is a place where seeds are stored
to preserve genetic diversity for the future.
 What is ASEED’S AIM?
ASEED’s standpoint is to help
finding and developing new,
viable and sustainable
alternatives to the production
and consumption patterns of
modern economic systems.
ASEED Europe focuses on
supporting and empowering
both groups and individuals
who are striving to create
their own alternatives based
on respect, equity, solidarity
and sustainability.
 How are seeds
collected?
ASEED campaign uses a collects seeds by
exchanging seeds every year during the festival
‘Reclaim the Seeds’
 Oh no
For some years now, ASEED no longer saves, stores or distributes
seeds. It remains close to the topics of agricultural biodiversity by
doing research, attending to events and holding its owns
What to prepare before seed storage

01 02
cold conditions - low humidity
around -20°C

03 04
Label the containers with Protect seeds from
the type of seed, place, and insects and fungi.
date of collection.
 How do they
store seeds ?
Seeds are stored in flood, bomb and
radiation-proof vaults holding jars of
seeds from different plant species.
Only store new , mature and healthy
seeds
 What are the major challenges?
❖ making sure the exposure is exposed to the right kind of
environmental conditions, temperatures, and nutrients to ensure
genetic purity (the absence of which can lead to seed non-
germination)

❖ optimizing the cost of production for the average farmer while

ensuring maximum profit for the seed company
Some of the seeds are germinated every few
years, why is it done?
1. To preserve the genes the plant breeders 2. Another is to forestall the
need to increase disease resistance, drought loss of genetic diversity in rare
tolerance, nutritional quality, taste etc. of the or imperiled plant species
crops.

Imperiled- put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed