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Learning from a co-farmer. Mr. Tran Thanh Hung, a farmer breeder at Nui Voi Seed Club, first joined the Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation (CBDC) Program of the Mekong Delta Development Research Institute in 2005. After hosting a Farmer Field Day on his farm, he showcased varieties such as NV 1, which originated from the CBDC project, and has since developed 35 additional varieties through his plant breeding practice. Knowledge is the foundation of sustainabl

In the rice fields of Dong Thap Province, Vietnamese farmers are putting agroecological and conventional methods side by side to see which system delivers better yields, lower costs, and more sustainable outcomes. This was one of the key highlights on the first day of the Learning Exchange, held from March 9–12, 2026, in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The event was organized by SEARICE in partnership with Can Tho University–Mekong Delta Research Institute and other local and regi

On November 26, 2025, at the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB11), SEARICE joined long-standing partners from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Asociación ANDES – Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES), Peru, Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT), Zimbabwe, the Sprouts Collective, and the Farmer Seeds Network (FSN) in the side event “Technical and Institutional Reflections on Catalyzing Change in PGRFA Management.

Designing sustainable agricultural systems begins in fields where farmers experiment, adapt, and survive. Their evolving and even traditional practices are a crucial aspect of restoring soils, reclaiming seeds, and reshaping food systems, which neighboring practices can learn from.  The learning exchange from Vietnam has a total of 16 participants from Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

If farmers are the roots of our food systems, then collaboration must be the rain that sustains them — not the storm that washes them away. In her presentation at the 2nd Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, SEARICE Executive Director Normita Ignacio shared why partnerships must put farmers at the center.

At the 2nd Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, SEARICE Policy Advisor Atty. Joy Angelica Santos-Doctor served as rapporteur for Session 2 on the Update on the Draft Assessment of the State of Implementation of Article 9. The session revealed progress in some countries — but also persistent gaps. The message is clear: laws must reflect farmers’ lived realities, not just abstract commitments.

SEARICE joins the launch of the third report on the state of the world’s plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.