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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...
Strengthening Community Seed Banks and Sustainable Seed-Saving Practices in Europe (KA210-ADU-1727BE52) Community Seed Bank Labs WS 3
Community Seed Bank Labs - Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52) This slide presentation by Riccardo Bocci (Rete Semi Rurali) delivered in the Community Seed Bank Labs WS 3 examines policy...
Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign: defend transparency in food labelling
A Europe-wide campaign is calling on citizens and organisations to defend transparency in food labelling. The Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign warns that EU labels may soon no longer indicate whether food contains altered DNA, and invites people across Europe to take...
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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