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Resilient Seed Systems: Shared Action Framework
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food summarised the output of a stakeholders workshop in Mexico and subsequent inputs into a framework for shared action on resilient seed systems. The framework attempts a definition of resilient seed systems around the following...
Opinion: patents and GMOs in organic production
In their December 2023 newsletter, Agrologica (Danish organic cereal breeder) published an opinion piece on the topic of patents and GMOs in organic production. The article is interesting with reference to the current EU regulation debates, as it goes in some details...
The Nagoya Protocol and nitrogen-fixing maize
A new paper by Jack Kloppenburg, analysing a case of piracy of nitrogen fixing maize germplasm from Indigenous communities, is available with open access online under the title: The Nagoya Protocol and nitrogen-fixing maize: Close encounters between Indigenous...
Le mouvement européen des semences lance un appel : Levons nos fourchettes pour la diversité !
Une nouvelle pétition internationale demande aux institutions de l’UE de revoir la proposition de règlement sur les semences
Let’s raise our forks for diversity!
An international petition to support biodiversity in the fields for fairer and more sustainable food systems needs your support: please sign and share!
New paper on the possible deregulation of GMO in EU
This report looks at the possible implications and
consequences of the proposed deregulation of certain genetically
modified (GM) plants
Organic seed and breeding sector: stakeholder survey
The EU project Liveseeding is looking for input from current and prospective organic seed producers and traders in order to identify which obstacles are in the way of the horizontal proliferation (scale-out) and scale-up of organic seed and cultivar testing in the EU.
Bringing diversity to Fields with Heritage Grains
Today’s food production is dependent on a small number of crops. By bringing old varieties back to the fields, the diversity of crops can be increased on farms. A Finnish projects shows that the special raw materials that are old seed varieties can bring economic value as food and associated services.
FiBL: Visiting Friends of Agrobiodiversity Across Europe
“To get to know this diversity better, we take you on a journey through Europe from north to south, visiting the pioneers of organic plant and animal breeding.
With their diverse and unique activities, they are contributing, not only to ecological, but also to societal resilience. “
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