Let’s Liberate Diversity! News
Scandalous patent granted on tomatoes
Our partners at ARCHE NOAH and No Patents on Seeds! have informed us of a new patent on tomato seeds held by a Dutch company. Here we share their press release.
Farmer-Managed Seed Systems in Tanzania: Workshop report
The report and policy brief from the workshop “Creating Space for Farmers’ Seeds in Seed Regulations – Capitalizing International Learnings and Identifying Options for Tanzania” are now available. We share them here.
CGRFA-20: Session Outcomes
We share a summary of the outcomes from the 20th Regular Session of the FAO's Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Agroecology Partnership: Opportunities for Seed Networks in Europe
The Agroecology Partnership, funded by Horizon Europe, is a transformative initiative uniting the European Commission and 72 partners across 26 countries. With a budget of €300 million, this ambitious project began on January 1, 2024, and will run until December...
EU plant breeders up against patents by the multinationals
More and more plant breeding material in the EU is getting patented by multinationals giants, a development that poses costs and hurdles for those small breeders that are working to maintain agrobiodiversity, a means of resilience in the face of climate change.
Welcome Foundation Alica and Semínkovna: New Members Strengthening ECLLD!
We’re excited to announce that Foundation Alica from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Semínkovna from the Czech Republic have joined the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity! With expertise in seed diversity, community engagement, and agroecology, these organizations will enrich our efforts to promote biodiversity and sustainable seed practices across Europe.
Welcome Foundation Alica and Semínkovna: New Members Strengthening ECLLD!
We’re excited to announce that Foundation Alica from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Semínkovna from the Czech Republic have joined the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity! With expertise in seed diversity, community engagement, and agroecology, these organizations will enrich our efforts to promote biodiversity and sustainable seed practices across Europe.
London Freedom Seed Bank open for seed donations
The London Freedom Seed Bank is open for donation of collected seeds by the Network Growers and any new Growers that register and submit a seed donation form first.
LiveSeeding at the Let’s Liberate Diversity Forum and International Farmers’ Gathering Sow your Resistance.
From October 3rd to 5th, Antibes hosted the latest edition of the Let’s Liberate Diversity (LLD) Forum, integrated into the International Gathering ‘Sow Your Resistance’. With 500 participants from across the globe, the event brought together farmers, researchers,...
May 2026
Seeds, Biodiversity and the Right to Food: The Role of Municipal Food Policies
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