SEME TA RESISTANCE 2019 and 10th Let's Liberate Diversity! INTERNATIONALES DES SEMENCES PAYSANNES SOW YOUR RESISTANCE 2019 PEASANT SEEDS INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS Salutations amicales, Nous nous sommes retrouvés en Novembre dernier à Mèze...
Matthias Lorimer
Farmers’ Seeds awarded to the Stars of Europe “Étoiles de l’Europe”
The European project DIVERSIFOOD on participatory breeding and farmer seeds, coordinated by Véronique Chable of INRA and in partnership (among others) with KAOL KOZH (on cabbage) has just been awarded by the Minister of Research and the CEO of INRA last Tuesday at the...
LOCAL SEEDS: THE KEY TO SURVIVAL
The future of our agriculture and food depends as much on diversity as on seeds. The "Semillas de Identidad" campaign, supported by SWISSAID, ensures that seeds in Colombia and Nicaragua remain in the hands of farmers and that diversity is preserved. Voir la brochure...
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
“Affirming that the past, present and future contributions of farmers in all regions of the world, particularly those in centres of origin and diversity, in conserving, improving and making available these resources, is the basis of Farmers' Rights” The eight Session...
ECPGR :Information Bulletin no. 18 – 17 October 2019
This electronic (email) bulletin is prepared by the ECPGR Secretariat to the attention of the National Coordinators and of general interest, to provide regular updates on its activities and relevant developments in ECPGR. On-line bulletin
Workshops at the 10th LLD!
The European Coordination Let's Liberate Diversity! is organizing two workshops at the next 10th LLD, one on EU networks and another on seed systems. French Version
South Africa, Agriculture Minister says no to Monsanto’s “drought tolerant” maize seed
Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 October 2019- Minister says no to Monsanto's "drought tolerant" maize seed Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza has upheld a decision to reject agriculture chemical company Monsanto's application for the commercial cultivation of its triple...
10th European Forum Let’s Liberate Diversity!
Tenth edition of the Forum organized by the European Coordination Let's Liberate Diversity! After nine editions organised in as many different European countries, the LLD! Forum returns to France where it was organised for the first time in 2005. ...
Anders Borgen – Nurd of the Niche – Interview at Let’s Cultivate Diversity
Hannes Lorenzen meet Anders Borgen at the European Cereal Diversity Conference in Kalö near Aarhus in Denmark. For the past 10 years, cereal enthusiasts have met annually in Scandinavia, and four times at European level in the Let’s Liberate Diversity Network....
Irish Seed Savers Association – Ireland
Who We Are Our main objective is to conserve Ireland’s very special and threatened plant genetic resources. Our work focuses on the preservation of heirloom and heritage food crop varieties that are suitable for Ireland’s unique growing conditions. Irish Seed...
