Through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) technical cooperation program, the State Ministries of Agriculture and Animal Resources of South, West and Central Darfur, together with local and international NGOs implemented a project aiming to restore and improve food security and livelihoods of vulnerable households in Darfur by enhancing crop production as well as livestock health and productivity; the project started in 2011 and targeted 22,300 households. Community Seed Banks were established in five villages and Village Agricultural Committees were set up and trained to manage the facilities. Thirty five tons of improved groundnut, sorghum and millet foundation seeds were provided to 2000 farmers for multiplication; altogether, 4800 farmers engaged in seed multiplication in all three states. Community Seed Banks facilitated the preservation and dissemination of improved seed varieties at village level in the longer term and improved food and livelihoods security of beneficiaries by increasing their access to quality seeds. Key lessons learned include that farmers benefitted from their enhanced capacities to save and exchange seed among each other.