15th Let’s Liberate Diversity!
REGISTRATION ARE OPEN UNTIL 30 APRIL
The 15th edition of the LLD Forum will be held in Scandicci from May 23 to 25, 2026, in conjunction with the 5th edition of the 72 Hours of Biodiversity organized by Rete Semi Rurali, Italy.
5 th Let’s Cultivate Diversity!
REGISTRATION ARE ALSO OPEN!
The European Grain Festival 2026 in Denmark combines parallel sessions of baking workshops, cooking demos, tastings, field demonstrations, poster sessions and lectures. You will meet and network with experienced bakers, farmers, chefs, processors, breeders and researchers from all over Europe.
—If you aim to produce quality cereal and cereal based food, this is the place to be.
At the heart of the festival you will find a demonstration field displaying hundreds of diverse grain varieties from all over Europe.
USE IT or LOSE IT
The European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity! (ECLLD) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the dynamic management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
Our core belief is that the diversification of our food systems can be achieved through the collaborative efforts of various stakeholders involved in cultivated biodiversity.
The Coordination boasts a robust network of 22 members with a network of 170 national organizations operating across 21 European countries with a membership base exceeding 35,000.
In collaboration with approximately 15,000 farmers, we actively engage in the conservation and management of around 40,000 plant varieties.
Where we are
We want to bring diversity back in our food system!
Countries across all the Europan Region
Staff and volunteers
Organisations part of the network
Varietes maintend and managed by the network
Individual Members
Farmers and gardeners involved in dynamic management of cultivated biodiversity
What we do
As an influential platform, EC-LLD! serves as a unique space for facilitating the exchange of practices and information among farmers, seed savers, NGO members, and emerging small enterprises, fostering local actions on agrobiodiversity and promoting participatory dialogues.
Our proven expertise extends to our participation in projects funded by Horizon Europe, Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020. Furthermore, we have established successful collaborations with a diverse range of foundations and academic institutions.
Our work span across the 3 following areas
policy
Capacity building and knowledge sharing regarding agrobiodiversity, seed policies and legislastion.
policy
Capacity building and knowledge sharing regarding agrobiodiversity, seed policies and legislastion.
Communities seed banks
Training, support and management across Europe.
Communities seed banks
Training, support and management across Europe.
Communities
Facilitating peer to peer exchange of practices and information between different actors.
Communities
Facilitating peer to peer exchange of practices and information between different actors.
NEWS
Eleven reasons why Europe needs to ban patents on food plants and farm animals
New report on patent applications for conventional plant and animal breeding 23 April 2020 / No Patents on Seeds! published a new report today on patent applications for conventional plant and animal breeding which, according to European patent law, are excluded...
À la recherche des semences de demain | ARTE Regards
High-performance seeds used in the food industry and monoculture are a threat to the diversity of our fruit, vegetable and cereal varieties. In 100 years, we have lost 80% of cultivated species! To the great displeasure of farmers, horticulturists and scientists,...
Farmers’ rights in practice: contributions of community seed banks
Based on empirical evidence from 16 countries, a new article addresses the question of how community seed banks contribute to the establishment of the farmers’ rights, as defined by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...
the ECPGR Information Bulletin No. 20 has been released
Click here to check the ECPGR Information...
France : a new ethical charter and an updated definition of peasant seeds for the national seed network.
Over the past three years, peasant seeds and the products derived from them (veggies, flour, bread …) have been more and more attractive for agribusiness actors as an interesting niche market. In France, we choose to use the concept of « commons »...
Good Vision..
Take two minutes to watch this great little video from http://apbrebes.org explaining how seed laws and free trade agreements are restricting farmers' right and endangering our all so important biodiversity: https://youtu.be/BTWt3_AEV4M #vielfalt...
Sprouts from Brussels
Parallel to "Legal Watch", a helpful new method to involve farmers, researchers, organizations, and people interested in what is happening in Brussels, has been developed. In the framework of the “Seed Policy Labs” project. "Sprouts from...
Embedding Cultivated Diversity in Society for Agro-Ecological Transition
Agroecology calls for a global approach, integrating scientific, practical, and advocacy dimensions, to redesign agricultural systems based on ecological and socio-cultural processes and emphasizing biodiversity. Click here to read the DIVERSIFOOD published...
INVITATION Assemblée Générale du RMRM
The seed network Meuse Rhin Moselle (RMRM) organizes its GA on Thursday, March 5th from 9:30 am to 5 pm (at Nature&Progrès). The GA will be followed by an aperitif. This GA is more than a formal moment of the network, it is the moment to develop together...
Organic Seed Growers Conference
February 12-15, 2020 | Corvallis, Oregon The conference is the largest event focused solely on organic seed in North America, bringing together hundreds of farmers, plant breeders, researchers, certifiers, food companies, seed companies, and others from across the...
Seed legislation, seed marketing, advocacy, seed systems, scientific publication, school and seminar, patents
Agrobiodiversity, seed savers, seed networks
Plant breeding, LLD Forum, news from members, news from other organizations
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Legal Watch
The legal watch is realised by the French Farmers’ seeds network, Réseau Semences Paysannes. Informations are related to seeds marketing, intellectual property rights, genetic ressources.
It is presented in French.
on EU topics
- Plateforme ACLP, Communiqué du 27 février 2025 - L’ACLP participe à la table ronde sur la propriété intellectuelle et les semences au Salon international de l’agriculture de Paris 2025
- Convention sur la diversité biologique, Communiqué du 24 février 2025, Le Fonds de Cali est lancé en marge de la reprise de la session de la COP16
- OMPI, Communiqué du 5 décembre 2024 - Le Malawi est le premier pays à ratifier le Traité de l’OMPI sur la propriété intellectuelle, les ressources génétiques et les savoirs traditionnels associés
- Confédération suisse, Avis du Conseil fédéral sur le rapport de la CSEC-N relatif à la prolongation du moratoire sur le génie génétique, 29 janvier 2025
- ACLP, Communiqué du 5 février 2025 - L’ACLP organise une session d’information pour les décideurs politiques de l’UE
