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.
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.
Important news from ARCHE NOAH regarding the Raise Our Forks petition and what to do.
We share with you an study on Open Source Seed models – how they navigate the current policy environment, and how they succeed.
We are launching a survey to map organizations, networks, and communities working on farmers’ managed seed systems and cultivated biodiversity across the world. Complete the survey and share it widely
CALL FOR SEEDS! If you are joining us at the 14th European Forum ‘Let's Liberate Diversity’ this coming September, please bring your seeds from bean, pumpkin, and corn varieties. We will use them to illustrate our political message for the liberation of cultivated...
The LLD Forum 2025 will witness a global convergence of farmers’ seed initiatives and networks working to build shared infrastructure, strengthen coordination, and support farmers’ seed systems and cultivated diversity worldwide.
The European Citizens’ Initiative on the Right to Food has been officially accepted by the EU Commission. Here we share Good Food For All’s next steps for the campaign and how you can support them.
The EU Commission’s proposed seed law is a threat to farmers’ right to seeds and biodiversity in the EU. European agriculture ministers and the EU parliament must be convinced to protect farmers rights and defend the conservation and sustainable use of local varieties.
A recent article published by SeedWorld reports on organisations and initiatives in Europe, Africa and USA to resist consolidation in the seed sector and preserve seed diversity. LLD’s Riccardo Bocci was interviewed for this article and provided a European perspective.
