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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
A/HRC/RES/39/12 (Human Rights Council, Thirty-ninth session, 10–28 September 2018) This United Nations declaration, adopted by the Human Rights Council in resolution A/HRC/RES/39/12 on 28 September 2018, establishes a set of human rights specifically for peasants and...
80 percent of European citizens say NO to patents on seeds
No Patents on Seeds! publishes a representative survey conducted in five EU member states France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland surveyed. Results clearly show that around 80 percent of EU citizens reject the idea of granting patents on living organisms,...
MAGHÁZ – A COMMUNITY SEED NETWORK IN HUNGARY
Community Seed Bank Labs - Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52) This presentation introduces Magház, a Hungarian community seed network focused on agrobiodiversity and seed saving. Founded...
Sign letter of support to our Malaysian colleagues
Malaysia is being pressured to adopt a restrictive seed monopoly system that undermines farmers’ rights, biodiversity, and the right to food. Stand in solidarity with Malaysian smallholder farmers and defend their right to seeds! Sign the letter in this post by 10 January 2026.
Granollers Manifesto now available in 9 languages
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.
“Raise our Forks” Update
Important news from ARCHE NOAH regarding the Raise Our Forks petition and what to do.
European Patent Office tries to knock out European patent law
New rule was intended to prevent patents on traditional plant breeding 19 February 2026 / The European Patent Office has granted patent EP3720272 claiming traditionally-bred tomatoes with resistance to a plant virus (TBRFV) to the Dutch company Rijk Zwaan. The gene...
Governance and Financing Models for Organic Plant Breeding in Europe
A two-part webinar on the topic of Governance and Financing Models for Organic Plant Breeding in Europe will be held within the Liveseeding project in March. When? 10 March 2026 | 9h30–13h00 CET 11 March 2026 | 9h30–12h30 CET What to expect? • Governance and financing...
Organic breeding of white lupin for regionally produced, plant-based protein foods in Switzerland
Presentation of FiBL’s organic pre-breeding programme for white lupin in Switzerland, targeting anthracnose resistance, earliness and low alkaloid content through pedigree selection and composite cross populations.
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