Carol Deppe explains the Breeder Grant Program Want to know more about the thinking and intent behind OSSI's inaugural Breeder Grant Program? Listen to her interview on Dan Brisebois' "Seed Farmer Podcast." Get it on Spotify at:...
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15th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum, Scandicci 2026: final report and LiveSeeding workshops
The final report of the 15th LLD Forum (Scandicci, 23-25 May 2026) is available: 117 participants from 34 countries, nine workshops, three of them dedicated to the Horizon project LiveSeeding.
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ECO-PB members, breeders, organic farmers and anyone with an interest in organic plant breeding is encouraged to subscribe to the ECO-PB newsletter.
European Patent Office circumvents regulations and laws
No Patents on Seeds! recently published a report highlighting the European Patent Office’s granting of patents not allowed under EU law. Link to the report in this post.
Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign: defend transparency in food labelling
A Europe-wide campaign is calling on citizens and organisations to defend transparency in food labelling. The Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign warns that EU labels may soon no longer indicate whether food contains altered DNA, and invites people across Europe to take action, contact MEPs, and share the campaign materials widely.
Read the latest newsletter of the Buzuruna Juzuruna network!
The 2025-2026 newsletter of the Buzuruna Juzuruna network is out! A short excerpt of the content: news from the region Ancient Cereals Festival farm work and experiments seed and seedling distribution campaigns news on training and education news from the HoBob...
Sign letter of support to our Malaysian colleagues
Malaysia is being pressured to adopt a restrictive seed monopoly system that undermines farmers’ rights, biodiversity, and the right to food. Stand in solidarity with Malaysian smallholder farmers and defend their right to seeds! Sign the letter in this post by 10 January 2026.
Granollers Manifesto now available in 9 languages
Our colleague María Carrascosa from Red de Municipios por la Agroecología has shared with us the updated version of the Granollers Manifesto, now available in 9 languages. Access it through the link in this post.
“Raise our Forks” Update
Important news from ARCHE NOAH regarding the Raise Our Forks petition and what to do.
Study on Open Source Seed models
We share with you an study on Open Source Seed models – how they navigate the current policy environment, and how they succeed.
