IntercropVALUES and Leguminosa to meet GREENS MEP next Wednesday 6th of May. To register online follow the link in this post.
news from other organizations
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.
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.
New Agroecology Digest September 2025
In this post we share the latest Agroecology Digest, published by the FAO’s Agroecology Knowledge Hub.
Farmer-Managed Seed Systems in Tanzania: Workshop report
The report and policy brief from the workshop “Creating Space for Farmers’ Seeds in Seed Regulations – Capitalizing International Learnings and Identifying Options for Tanzania” are now available. We share them here.
New Agroecology Digest, June 2025
The June 2025 issue of the Agrecology FAO Agroecology Knowledge Hub’s journal has been published. This month’s issue explores, among other topics, the urgent need to transition food systems away from fossil fuels.
Support the European Citizens’ Initiative on the Right to Food!
Last month, Good Food for All – EU (GFFA-EU) officially submitted the European Citizens’ Initiative on the Right to Food to the European Commission. Now, the GFFA-EU Coalition is seeking support from organisations and individuals across the EU to build momentum for the campaign. Here, we provide options for supporting the movement.
London Freedom Seed Bank open for seed donations
The London Freedom Seed Bank is open for donation of collected seeds by the Network Growers and any new Growers that register and submit a seed donation form first.
Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture
This month marked the end of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture, an initiative first announced by President of the EU Commission Von der Leyen at her State of the Union address last year and that saw stakeholders in Europe engaged in discussions...
Protecting crops through plant diversity
The INRAE has recently published a free-to-download eBook by the title ‘Protecting crops through plant diversity‘ in the context of project Ecophyto 2+ meant to reduce the use of synthetic pesticides to protect public health. This book is intended for research and teaching purposes, as well as agricultural, environmentaland citizen stakeholders.
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EC-LLD! General Assembly (for EC-LLD! members only)Field Visits
Rete Semi Rurali - Scandicci
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WS1: Seeds, Biodiversity and the Right to Food: The Role of Municipal Food Policies
Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci
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WS 2: Seeds in Common: Genebanks, Breeding Innovation, and the Future of Democratic Seed Systems
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WS 3: On-farm agrobiodiversity in the Balkan region: from preservation to plant population development
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WS 4: Enhancing cultivated biodiversity through local food policies
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WS 5: EU Seed Law Reform – What Does It Mean for Fields and Plates, and How Can We Safeguard Seed Diversity?
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WS 6: Farmers’ Seed Systems in the Region of Central Asia and Eastern Europe: Experience, Challenges and Future Directions
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WS 7: Agroecology Living Labs – Crossfertilization for promoting agrobiodiversity
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WS 8: Plant variety protection, NGTs and patents Updates on political debates and cooperation amongst organic breeders, growers and NGOs
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WS 9: Affectionate Alliances and Exploratory Mindsets: Building a Global Coalition of Agroecological Seed Networks for Evolutionary Radical Futures
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