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What is organic heterogeneous material (OHM) and how can it be notified?
Practice Abstract No.2 (LiveSeeding project) This practice abstract explains what Organic Heterogeneous Material (OHM) is and how it can be notified under the EU Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848. OHM describes plant material of a species that shares key phenotypic...
Supporting seed diversity for resilient EU agriculture: A policy perspective
UNEP-WCMC Policy Perspective (PLANET4B project brief) This policy brief, produced by UNEP-WCMC in collaboration with the Environmental Social Science Research Group under the PLANET4B project, analyses how EU seed policy can better support seed diversity and resilient...
Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe
GenRes Bridge project (Horizon 2020, Grant No. 817580); published by European Forest Institute This strategy, produced by the GenRes Bridge project and validated by the three European genetic resources networks (ECPGR, ERFP and EUFORGEN), sets out an integrated...
Defend farmers’ seed rights – reach out to EU lawmakers!
The EU Commission’s proposed seed law is a threat to farmers’ right to seeds and biodiversity in the EU. European agriculture ministers and the EU parliament must be convinced to protect farmers rights and defend the conservation and sustainable use of local varieties.
LLD speaks to SeedWorld about preserving seed diversity
A recent article published by SeedWorld reports on organisations and initiatives in Europe, Africa and USA to resist consolidation in the seed sector and preserve seed diversity. LLD’s Riccardo Bocci was interviewed for this article and provided a European perspective.
Réseau Semences Paysannes write to MEPs to oppose New Genomic Techniques
Réseau Semences Paysannes has written to Members of the European Parliament to denounce the EU Council’s proposal to distinguish and deregulate certain plants derived from new genomic techniques (NGT). This proposal is a threat to environmental health and safety, as well as to farmers’ activities, and is in opposition to an agro-ecological transition to more sustainable food systems.
Inf’OGM Podcast on GMOs and Biotech
Inf’OGM has recently began a podcast series on GMOs and biotech. Here we share the link to the first episodes. Enjoy!
New Agroecology Digest September 2025
In this post we share the latest Agroecology Digest, published by the FAO’s Agroecology Knowledge Hub.
Farmer-Managed Seed Systems in Tanzania: Workshop report
The report and policy brief from the workshop “Creating Space for Farmers’ Seeds in Seed Regulations – Capitalizing International Learnings and Identifying Options for Tanzania” are now available. We share them here.
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