Collective DIVERSIFOOD publication defining nine concepts to guide research and action for diverse, resilient, locally adapted high-quality food systems.
Agrobiodiversity and Agroecology
9 Schlüsselkonzepte für eine Vielfalt von Lebensmitteln
DIVERSIFOOD (Horizon2020) presents nine key concepts to embed crop diversity into regional food systems, covering agrobiodiversity, quality, sustainability, food democracy, participatory research and resilience.
Don’t waste your effort: how to ensure good quality of your seeds – CSB Lab Workshop 2 (video)
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Workshop recording with practical guidance on harvesting, drying, cleaning, storing and testing seeds for community seed banks and seed savers.
Practical guide for drying and storing vegetable seeds in organic small-scale and on-farm seed production
Practical, step-by-step guidance on drying, measuring humidity (eRH), packaging and storing vegetable seeds for organic small-scale and on-farm production to maximise vigour and shelf life.
Hotspots of genetic resources for animals, plants and forests
Analysis and demonstration of landscape-based hotspots of plant, animal and forest genetic resources, proposing integrated conservation, indicator development, stakeholder-led management and local value chains.
Desk study: How diversity fosters healthier diets through diversification of food?
Desk study examining links between agrobiodiversity and health; compares institutional, technology‑centred (biofortification) and civil‑society discourses; highlights nutrient decline, varietal differences, and the need for holistic agroecological approaches.
CSA and cultivated biodiversity: a missed rendez-vous?
DYNAversity/URGENCI report mapping CSA practices on cultivated biodiversity (75 responses, 13 countries). Finds mixed use of modern and traditional seeds, limited direct consumer roles, and recommends training, communication and stronger CSA–seed network links.
9 key-concepts for food diversity
Collective DIVERSIFOOD publication defining nine key concepts to guide embedding crop diversity and multi-actor innovation for resilient, locally adapted high-quality food systems.
Building stronger producer-consumer relationships to escape the mono-crop farming model
Examines how CSA, LSPA and PGS strengthen producer-consumer ties to support on-farm seed production, agroecological practices and cultivated biodiversity, linking seed sovereignty to food sovereignty.
European Router Database: centralised platform for suppliers of organic plant reproductive material (PRM)
Description of the European Router Database: a free central platform letting suppliers manage organic PRM offers across EU national databases, with translations, APIs (12 live), and practical steps to register at www.seeds4organic.eu.
