The European census platform dedicated to seed diversity and availability. Discover the launch of a new project aiming to raise awareness of the available seed diversity in Europe, contributing to picture the many actors involved, as a precious, thriving and dynamic...
The European Commission is carrying out different public consultations where the perspective of crop diversity could be included As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission has launched a public consultation, on the Action Plan for the development of...
Entry into force of the Regulation officially postponed by one year, as the Delegated Act on Organic Heterogeneous Material (“OHM”) still remains open The European Commission announced on 4th September 2020, that, at the request of Member States and stakeholders, it...
European institutions are discussing the repercussions of the Farm to Fork Strategy Presented by the European Commission in May 2020, the Farm to Fork Strategy is an overarching policy framework which is part of the European Green Deal, addressing changes needed...
Study on options to reform underway The consultancy (ICF Consulting) chosen by the European Commission to undertake the background work for the study requested by Member States on the options to reform European seeds marketing rules has contacted a very limited number...
SEED is a platform founded in 2012, and a registered association since 2013, is engaged in practical work, pedagogical and polical for the interantion and evolution of the diversity of ules plants. SEED promotes traditional varieties of fruits, vegetables and...
The European Commission seeks your opinion on the impact of its Common Agricultural Policy on Natural Resources In parallel to the ongoing Common Agricultural (‘CAP’) reform process, and the Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Commission’s DG Environment is...
The Saga of Organic Heterogeneous Material (“OHM”) continues While the lead for the Organic Regulation in the European Commission is with the Directorate General for Agriculture (DG AGRI, Unit Organic), the technical work on the new notification regime for the...
Preliminary interviews for the study under way – European Commission reaction to French amendment to its national seed laws The consultancy (ICF) that will do the background work for the study requested by Member States to the European Commission on the options to...
Relative success for crop biodiversity: Its value is recognised but little concrete action is envisaged! The cross-cutting “Farm to Fork Strategy” & the EU post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy, which are both part of the European Green Deal, were officially...
