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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...
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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....
Patent applications covering ‘seeds to meat’and from ‘maize to milk’ Patent on salmon and trout is not just an isolated case
12 June 2019 / The patent granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) covering salmon and trout reared on specific plants (EP1965658) could now become a precedent for many other patent applications. Recent research shows several similar European patent applications...
4th European Let’s Cultivate Diversity (LCD 2019) – Denmark
World class inspiration for the production of new cereals, heritage varieties and cereal products. The European Diversity Cereal Festival in Denmark combine parallel sessions of baking workshops, beer workshops, field demonstrations, poster sessions and lectures. The...
A dysfunctional plant variety protection system
Ten years of UPOV implementation in francophone Africa Ten years of UPOV implementation in francophone Africa Click here
Organic World Congress – Call for Contributions!!
All contributions must be submitted via the online platform by September 30, 2019, except Pre-conference applications, to be submitted by June 28, 2019. Read more for more info about the gathering. Plenary sessions of the Organic World...
