Training programmes for the establishment of community-based seed bank were organized for the farmers and other stakeholders in Vavunathivu on 25th and 28th of January 2023 by the Department of Crop Science and Action Unity Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd, Batticaloa in collaboration with Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management (CENSARM) at the Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. Resource persons for this activity were Prof. S. Sutharsan and Dr. T. Geretharan.