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EP Seeds Marketing Plenary vote – Arche Noah analysis from Seed diverstiy perspective
We are pleased to share with you a comprehensive analysis prepared by our member Arche Noah on the recent European Parliament (EP) plenary vote from a seed diversity perspective. The document delves into crucial topics such as scope, definitions, rules for...
FAO Agroecology Knowledge Hub Digest
The FAO Agroecology Knowledge Hub is a point of reference for all involved in agroecology. The website offers agroecology tools such as a database of knowledge and a reference database of legal frameworks and policies concerning agrecology. In addition, email groups...
APBREBES Newsletter #62
The April issue of the newsletter of the Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society (APBREBES) reports on the UPOV negotiations concerning smallholders and the interpretation of the exception of private and non-commercial use of plant propagation...
Report of the 12th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum in Dublin and a glimpse into the Future LLD! Forum in France
Organized by the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity! (EC-LLD), the 12th Edition of the LLD! Forum event marked a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to promote the dynamic management of agricultural biodiversity.
Resilient Seed Systems: Shared Action Framework
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food published a Shared Action Framework and strategic brainstorming tool for action in support of resilient food systems
Opinion: patents and GMOs in organic production
This piece describes how regulation shaped plant breeding markets and how genetic techniques may or may not fit in with organic breeding
DiverSeedPath – A New Perspective on Network and Exchange: The Traditional Seed and Ecological Gardening Festival in Volos, Greece
The Traditional Seed and Ecological Gardening Festival, held in Stagiates Village, Volos, Greece, on May 18th and 19th, was a remarkable event dedicated to exploring people, seeds, and ideas
Seed diversity in the EU: what is it all about?
Swedish agrobiodiversity activist Sivert Stiernebro has been conducting an educational campaign on the significance of seed diversity for farming and the impact of EU legislation on the availability of diverse seed. Sivert is keen to take his message to a wider audience and looking for local activists to help him share it far and wide.
EU agrobiodiversity conservation at risk
While an improvement on the EU Commission’s draft, the EU Parliament resolutions to be put into law still fail to support agrobiodiversity conservation. But there is still time for EU Member States to act.
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