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Seed Library Jamaica (SLJ)

Nov 5, 2026 · The Gleaner

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1. What’s a Seed Library? • Definition: An organised collection of food seeds kept for lending, exchanging, and sharing, accessible to the public for household and community food security (not for commercial purposes). • Purpose: Just as traditional libraries facilitate the free supply of books, a seed library facilitates the free supply, exchange, and sharing of seeds to o Scale up local food production and protect agricultural biodiversity amid worsening climate change. o Build skills and resi

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