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High-quality seeds to support farmers. Multifunctional Community Seed Banks are farmer-managed organizations that support the conservation and sustainable management of local crop diversity under direct community control. They provide community structures for collecting, storing, regenerating, and distributing seeds and planting materials obtained from farmers' fields and home gardens. Their management is entrusted to a committee of elected farmers representing the community, which oversees seed conservation, lending, and return transactions. By maintaining local crop varieties, preserving traditional seed knowledge, and facilitating community access to seeds, these structures support local seed management and strengthen community participation. Women also play important roles as seed custodians and managers.