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Irish Seed Savers Association

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Area served
  
Ireland

Headquarters
  
Scarriff

Type of business
  
Foundation

Website
  
www.irishseedsavers.ie

Founded
  
1991

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Irish Seed Savers Association is an Irish non-governmental organisation founded in 1991. The Irish Seed Savers Association maintains a seed bank with over 600 non-commercially available varieties of seed.

Aims and Tasks

The Irish Seed Savers Association aims to:

  • Protect, conserve and utilise Irish plant genetic resources including rare heritage seeds, grains, vegetables and fruit.
  • Promote agricultural biodiversity for food security.
  • Educate the public on agricultural biodiversity and food security through information and workshops
  • Research seed, grain, vegetable and fruit varieties suited to Ireland's temperate maritime climate.

    • With its projects the Irish Seed Savers Association found and saved over 140 different types of Irish apple trees and 25 native Irish grains. The Irish Seed Savers Association has a ten-acre site with purpose built facilities, native woodland and an apple orchard/nursery. Irish Seed Savers Association is a network partner of the European SAVE Foundation.

    References

    Irish Seed Savers Association Wikipedia
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