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Embedding crop genetic diversity in food value chains. Policy recommendations from the Horizon 2020 Project DIVERSIFOOD. Booklet #5
Horizon 2020 Project DIVERSIFOOD, Booklet #5 This booklet (DIVERSIFOOD Booklet #5) presents policy recommendations to embed crop genetic diversity in food value chains, based on a multi-actor Horizon 2020 research project. It outlines five priority areas for policy...
Community Seed Banks: access to germplasm and benefit sharing models
Technical manual series on Community Seed Banks (Manual 3), DYNAVERSITY project This manual (Manual 3 of a technical series produced within the DYNAVERSITY Horizon 2020 project) explains international and European legal frameworks relevant to access to plant genetic...
Bureaucracy Against Biodiversity: How New Administrative Burdens in the EU PRM-Regulation Could Tighten Agro-Chemical Control Over Our Fields and Plates
ARCHE NOAH report This May 2025 ARCHE NOAH report analyses the likely impact of the European Commission's proposed Regulation on the Production and Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material (EU PRM Regulation) on small seed producers and fruit tree nurseries. Based on...
Hotspots of genetic resources for animals, plants and forests
Analysis and demonstration of landscape-based hotspots of plant, animal and forest genetic resources, proposing integrated conservation, indicator development, stakeholder-led management and local value chains.
Desk study: How diversity fosters healthier diets through diversification of food?
Desk study examining links between agrobiodiversity and health; compares institutional, technology‑centred (biofortification) and civil‑society discourses; highlights nutrient decline, varietal differences, and the need for holistic agroecological approaches.
CSA and cultivated biodiversity: a missed rendez-vous?
DYNAversity/URGENCI report mapping CSA practices on cultivated biodiversity (75 responses, 13 countries). Finds mixed use of modern and traditional seeds, limited direct consumer roles, and recommends training, communication and stronger CSA–seed network links.
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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