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The term peasant seeds, relative to the seeds of plant origin, refers to all or part of a plant organ (seed, tuber, cutting …) which is for reproduction. The peasants’ seeds come from plant populations managed by farmers, selected, sorted and preserved before being sown, hence the term “peasant seed”. The selection of seeds is both a selection by the farmer and a natural selection in the fields. Peasant seeds therefore enable the reproduction and “peasant” varieties (or population varieties). These seeds are the meeting of the biological entity and the farmer’s knowledge that is associated with it: the farmer therefore knows who to use them and what he can expect from them. These seeds are not necessarily local; they can come from exchanges between farmers who are more or less geographically distant. ... [Dictionary of agroecology : https://dicoagroecologie.fr/en/encyclopedia/peasant-seeds/]
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