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EC-LLD / News! n. 1 of 2026
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EDITORIAL
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One month. Two European gatherings. One shared vision.
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This spring, our movement will come together twice across Europe, in two different contexts, with two complementary energies, to continue shaping the transformation of our food and seed systems through collective moments of exchange, participation, and shared responsibility.
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In May, we will meet in Italy for 15th Let’s Liberate Diversity!, hosted this year in the evocative setting of the Castello dell’Acciaiolo in Scandicci (Florence). This forum is dedicated to citizens and the wider public, creating a vibrant space to raise awareness, spark dialogue across countries, and bring seed and food diversity into the heart of society.
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In June, the journey continues in Denmark with 5th Let’s Cultivate Diversity!, hosted at the Kalø Agricultural School. This gathering is designed for farmers, processors, researchers, and practitioners, a place to share hands-on knowledge, experiences, and practices rooted in the fields and farms where diversity is cultivated every day.
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Both meetings are made possible by the strength of our local members and grassroots associations, who work tirelessly to create change on the ground. Through the participation of European and global partners, these local voices resonate beyond borders, weaving a shared narrative for food and seed sovereignty across Europe and beyond.
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Two moments, one movement, grounded locally, connected globally :-)
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Let’s Liberate Diversity!
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15th Let's Liberate Diversity! - Italy
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Last days to submit your workshop proposal!
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We are in the final days of accepting workshop proposals for the 15th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum. Share your ideas now and help shape the programme!
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This edition of the Forum will take place alongside the fifth edition of the 72 Hours of Biodiversity festival together with Rete Semi Ruali, three days packed with events dedicated to cultivated biodiversity and Crop Wild Relatives.
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Pre-register and join our mailing list to stay up to date with the latest news and programme drafts, from official registration details to the final programme.
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5th Let's Cultivate Diversity! - Denmark
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The European Grain Festival 2026 in Denmark combines parallel sessions of baking workshops, cooking demos, tastings, field demonstrations, poster sessions and lectures. You will meet and network with experienced bakers, farmers, chefs, processors, breeders and researchers from all over Europe. If you aim to produce quality cereal and cereal based food, this is the place to be. At the heart of the festival you will find a demonstration field displaying hundreds of diverse grain varieties from all over Europe.
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The festival takes place in scenic and historic surroundings in Mols, Denmark at Kalø Organic Agricultural School.
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NEWS from Let's Liberate Diversity! Members
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Through these three practical and accessible workshops, the Seeds of Growth project
invites farmers, gardeners, educators, local initiatives, municipalities, NGOs, community
seed banks, seed savers, and community organisers to explore how CSBs work in practice,
from governance and seed quality to the policy and legal frameworks shaping access and
exchange of seeds.
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Inputs to UN Working Group Report on Right to Seeds
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The UN Working Group on Peasants is writing a report on the Right to Seeds. Here we share a call to share inputs organised by the UN itself.
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(Belated) news on the EU Council's decision on PRM rules
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Last December the EU Council voted to begin negotiations on new rules for PRM. IFOAM and ARCHE NOAH warn of the risks these changes bring for farmer's rights and food sovereignty.
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Granollers Manifesto now available in 9 languages
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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.
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NEWS from the communities
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96 Research needs from practice
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EU CAP Network has published their latest report on research needs inspired by practice. Read the report here.
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Joint InnOBreed and Liveseeding survey
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The questionnaire aims to collect users’ views and experiences on regulatory factors influencing plant breeding, evaluation and multiplication in organic fruit production. The information gathered will help identify areas for improvement and provide valuable insights for the European Commission and policy makers.
The survey is available in English, French, German and Italian.
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