Speakers

  • Judit Fehér
    Judit Fehér KVANN
    Judit Fehér
    Judit Fehér
    KVANN

    Judit graduated as a biologist. Although she spent the first 6 years of her professional career in the field of immunology research, the protection of the environment and sustainable agriculture have always been important to her. In 2010, she started a family farm, collecting and growing landraces and traditional varieties. In 2012, with some like minded friends they initiated Magház, a civil network for agricultural diversity. Her professional life and personal interest finally united when she started to work at ÖMKi in 2017. Her main tasks are concentrated around seeds, cultivar trials, agrobiodiversity management and related policy issues.

  • Magdalena Prieler
    Magdalena Prieler Seed Policy Officer at Arche Noah
    Magdalena Prieler
    Magdalena Prieler
    Seed Policy Officer at Arche Noah

    Magdalena Prieler is Seed Policy Officer at Arche Noah – She is a top graduate of international business enrolled in the Master program Socio-Ecological Economics and Policy. She gained working experience in Europe and Latin America in the fields of project management, sales and education. Since 2021 she is working at Arche Noah.

  • Caroline Formont
    Caroline Formont IFOAM
    Caroline Formont
    Caroline Formont
    IFOAM
  • Louise Windfeldt
    Louise Windfeldt Danish Seed Savers
    Louise Windfeldt
    Louise Windfeldt
    Danish Seed Savers
Organizer
Arche Noah
Arche Noah
Email saatgutpolitik@arche-noah.at
Website https://www.arche-noah.at/
Other Organizers
KVANN - Norwegian Seed Savers
KVANN – Norwegian Seed Savers
Email https://kvann.no/kontakt-oss/
Website https://kvann.no/
Danish Seed Savers
Danish Seed Savers
Website http://www.froesamlerne.dk
IFOAM
IFOAM
Phone +32 2 280 12 23
Email info@organicseurope.bio
Website https://www.organicseurope.bio/
Location
Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci
Castello dell’Acciaiolo, Scandicci
Website https://share.google/wAmE44olVtuSMns5d

Date
May 24 2026
Expired!
Time
11:15 am – 1:00 pm

WS 5: EU Seed Law Reform – What Does It Mean for Fields and Plates, and How Can We Safeguard Seed Diversity? – Advanced Workshop

Audience (IMPORTANT)

This workshop is designed as an advanced exchange for participants who are already familiar with, or directly involved in, discussions around the EU seed law reform. Participants who are new to the topic are welcome to join, but the session will assume a prior understanding of the reform process, in order to focus on current developments, practical implications, and possible collective responses to safeguard seed diversity.

Description

This workshop will provide a space to discuss the reform of EU seed legislation, which is in its final phase, and its potential implications for cultivated biodiversity, farmers’ seed systems, and the diversity of food available in our fields and on our plates. Please note that it is an advanced workshop focussed on individuals and organisations that have been in touch with the seed marketing reform already.

The session will present the key issues at stake in the reform process, focusing on how the new seed law will influence the conservation, exchange, marketing, and use of diverse plant varieties.

Through discussion and exchange, participants will reflect on what the legal changes to be expected will mean for farmers, seed savers, small-scale producers, gardeners, breeders, and consumers and what can still be done for a more diversity-friendly law.

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