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ITPGRFA Report and Resolutions of the 10th Session
The tenth session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on the Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) was held in November 2023 and the report and resolutions adopted has now been published. All documents concerning the tenth session...
Organic Heterogeneous Material: new operators’ tutorial
A new tool has become available on the Organic Farm Knowledge portal produced by Seed4all and Artemisia, which explains the new Organic Heterogeneous Material (OHM) regulations, and indicates how new operators can enter this new and important market to support...
Taking action together for a better EU Seed Law
Arche Noah has released the recordings of the workshop Taking action together for a better Seed Law from last November, together with the presentation slides, which contain a useful timeline for action (see post picture). Arche Noah's advocacy package also contains a...
ELKANA organised the Organic Farming and Agroecology conference in Georgia
The international conference of the ECLLD member ELKANA on Organic Farming and Agroecology took place in Georgia
Let’s Liberate Diversity (ECLLD) at the 19th Regular Session of the Commission of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) at FAO
ECLLD at the Session on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture at FAO
Agroecology training manual
Six peasant agroecology organisations share lessons learned on their outreach activities
SPD#8: UPOV Convention – its Impact on Farmers in Europe and Globally
To discuss policy developments that affect crop diversity movements, the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity (ECLLD) has launched a series of virtual Seed Policy Dialogues. The last SPD of the year in December 2021 was dedicated to plant variety protection, and more specifically to the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention
No Patents on Seeds! calls for an International Conference
No Patents on Seeds! has started a petition calling for an international conference. The organisation is demanding that a ministerial conference of the contracting states of the EPO is held within one year, with the aim of taking effective measures to stop patents being granted on conventional plant and animal breeding.
Have your say: reform for plants produced by new breeding techniques
The European Commission has opened a public consultation until 22 October on new genomic techniques. This initiative will propose a legal framework for plants obtained by targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis and for their food and feed products.
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