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Erasmus+ // SEEDING EUROPE
Don’t miss the series of 8 webinars in 4 languages dedicated to European policies and the legal landscape, concerning seeds and cultivated biodiversity.
ITPGRFA: Outcomes of 9th Session of the Governing Body
The final Report and seventeen Resolutions of the 9th Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA are now published in all official languages.
Bringing diversity to Fields with Heritage Grains
Today's food production is dependent on a small number of crops. By bringing old varieties back to the fields, the diversity of crops can be increased on farms. A Finnish projects shows that the special raw materials that are old seed varieties can bring economic value as food and associated services.
Cycling Seeds: a journey of discovery into traditional seed management from Italy to Iran
Eléonore Mahée, a 28 year-old French agricultural engineer, is cycling from Italy to Iran to explore traditional seed management in a project called Cycling Seeds.
Five months into her journey, having visited Italy, Albania, Greece, Turkey and Georgia, Eléonore takes us through her learnings, sharing some insights about the conservation of traditional seeds and cultivated biodiversity.
Testimonials and reports from the 11th LLD Forum
From 27-29 October 2022, the 11th Liberate Diversity Forum took place in Budapest, also to celebrate 10 years of activity of Maghaz, Hungarian members of the European Coordination. The programme included 12 workshops, from political-legislative to practical and concrete aspects for the use and conservation of agrobiodiversity, 2 international seed exchanges and 2 bread and beer tastings from local varieties. During the extraordinary meeting of EC-LLD, the entry of a new member - the Danish Seed Savers - and the new statutes were voted on. Download the full report!
A new paper on digital sequence information, cultivated biodiversity and the movement for open source seed systems
A new paper discusses the different sides of the digital sequence information (DSI) debate, by analysing the ongoing legal vacuum for DSI and the potential of open-source seed as a social movement and governance mechanism across physical and digital spheres.
FAO latest releases: The State of Food and Agriculture 2022
What is an automation technology? How can automation technology contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals? What are the drivers, key barriers and opportunities of automation technology in agriculture?
Good Practice Guide from the APRENTISEM project
The Erasmus+ APRENTISEM, a European exchange program between France (Réseau Semences Paysannes), Spain (Red de Semillas) and Italy (Rete Semi Rurali) is coming to an end.
Seed Sovereignty in the European Union
Grounded in UN human rights declaration and inspired by a policy analysis comparing EU and Indian legislation, this research provides EU policy recommendations to embed rural citizens’ human rights in the EU plant variety right system.
Following up the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP)
Following the adoption of the UNDROP in 2018, it has now started the implementation phase of this instrument. The aim now is to concretely apply each part of the declaration, both at the local/national and international levels.
Together with the community for free seed, we made the first open source rye a reality
Recently, OpenSourceSeeds has tried out whether the development of a new variety can be financed with a crowdfunding campaign. With success: the first harvest is expected in 2023.
From the 27th to 29th October the European Coordination and Magház, the Hungarian seed savers, organized a 3 days of Forum to gather, exchange and learn together about cultivated diversity and dynamic seed management.
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The legal watch is realised by the French Farmers’ seeds network, Réseau Semences Paysannes. Informations are related to seeds marketing, intellectual property rights, genetic ressources.
It is presented in French.
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- 8Which seeds for a just transition to agroecological and sustainable food systems?4:00 pm - 6:00 pmSarah Wiener MEP and Martin Häusling MEP for the Greens/EFA group organise a hybrid event to present a political study they commissioned in preparation of the Commission’s expected proposal for a new seed marketing legislation in the first half of 2023. The event EU reform of seeds marketing rules: Which seeds fo , ...
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- 10Looking to the future from the agroecological perspective7:00 pm - 9:00 pmUna mirada al futuro con visión agroecológica is series of online events addressing the multiple dimensions of agroecology that make this holistic approach essential to the ecological and social sustainability of agriculture. The talks are organised by La Casa Encendida in collaboration with the Antonio Bello Chair of , ...
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Feb. 11, 2023 8 AM – 3:30 PM PST Online, Free Register here TO KNOW MORE , ...Gaia Foundation Seed Gathering 2023All DayThe Gaia Foundation is hosting its second Seed Gathering within the Seed Sovereignty Programme UK and Ireland: a space to come together to share, learn, and connecting across local and international networks. Starting on a keynote by award-winning Dan Saladino, the event will feature both informative sessions ie on the , ...11th Seed Library SummitAll DayJoin us for the 11th Annual Seed Library Summit. Share stories, successes and inspiration about your seed library or learn how to start one. More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-seed-library-summit-tickets-386203664557 Keynote speaker: Beata Tsosie-Peña is the founder of Española Seed Library, poet, activ , ... - 12Gaia Foundation Seed Gathering 2023All DayThe Gaia Foundation is hosting its second Seed Gathering within the Seed Sovereignty Programme UK and Ireland: a space to come together to share, learn, and connecting across local and international networks. Starting on a keynote by award-winning Dan Saladino, the event will feature both informative sessions ie on the , ...
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