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EC-LLD / News! April 2025
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THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN !
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Let’s Liberate Diversity!, LUGA, and SEED Luxembourg invite you to take part in a three-day Forum dedicated to meeting, exchanging, and learning together about food, crop diversity, seed policies, and dynamic seed management.
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Join us, and take a look at the draft programme!
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Seeds and other plant reproductive material are the foundation of all food production. As Europe charts the future of agriculture, two contrasting paths emerge:
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- One rooted in the diversity of traditional, regionally adapted varieties developed on farms and in gardens.
- The other shaped by technological breeding and increasingly centralised, privatised seed systems.
The Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum affirms that farmer-led plant breeding and variety development are irreplaceable. However advanced, no technology can replace the ongoing, locally embedded processes that sustain cultivated biodiversity.
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This year’s Forum is structured around three core themes:
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Food Sovereignty and Seed Autonomy – exploring how political and economic changes affect seed-saving practices, with a focus on policy advocacy and grassroots action.
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Resilience in Times of Crisis – addressing strategies for adapting agricultural models to socio-economic and environmental disruptions, and strengthening local and regional food systems.
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Building Alliances for a Sustainable Future – fostering collaboration between farmers, researchers, and policymakers to scale sustainable solutions and reinforce seed networks.
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The Forum is a vital space for sharing knowledge on plant breeding, seed production, laws, property rights, and research and fostering actions to bring diversity back into our food systems.
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