ABSTRACT
Farmers in Sri Lanka have collected and stored seeds in their own homes using traditional simple but effective techniques and tools. The community seed bank at Haritha Udana in Raj-ala, Kanthale, is one of five banks that are part of Sri Lanka's community-based biodiversity management project. This project was initiated and implemented by the Green Movement of Sri Lanka, a local nongovernmental organization (NGO), in collaboration with the Community-based Biodiversity Management Programme, South Asia, coordinated by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) of Nepal. The community seed bank is governed by Haritha Udana, a community-based organization (CBO) established by the raja-ala farming community. The executive committee of the Haritha Udana CBO has overall responsibility for managing the seed bank and delegating tasks and responsibilities to members. The executive committee is responsible for ensuring the quality of the stored seeds.
