We are excited to announce the official launch of the DiverSeedPaths – Seeds and Migrant project! Our journey towards cultivating resilient and inclusive communities through the lens of agricultural biodiversity and seed co-evolution is about to begin.
What is DiverSeedPaths? At the heart of DiverSeedPaths lies the mission to facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration between migrant communities and stakeholders in agricultural biodiversity and seed conservation. Through this project, we aim not only to preserve migrant communities’ invaluable knowledge but also to foster co-creation with European organizations, farmers, and citizens dedicated to enhancing the diversity and resilience of our food system.
Objectives:
- Promote Inclusive Exchanges: Facilitate equitable exchanges between migrant communities and European institutions concerning cultivated biodiversity and seeds.
- Enhance Capacity and Foster Action: Increase awareness and action among citizens, farmers, and seed savers to combat climate change and enhance the resilience of our food system.
The main activities includes:
- Seeds, Ideas and People Stories – Events in Greece Volos 18-19th May 2024, Thessaloniki (TBC) 7th July 2024
- Training on policy, legislation, community seeds banks and seeds & resilience Remote and in person – dates TBD
- Sow your resistance – International gathering on cultivated biodiversity Antibes, France 30th Sept- 6th Oct
Who is implementing DiverSeedPaths?
The project is implemented by a consortium of 3 organisations members of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity.
- AEGILOPS Network for Biodiversity and Ecology in Agriculture, founded in 2004, is a network of ecofarmers in Greece. Their main activities are the conservation of heritage varieties/traditional agricultural knowledge and on the other hand, the reintroduction of these varieties into everyday agricultural practice (on farm conservation). Among the main targets of AEGILOPS is also to upgrade the farmers’ role on in the preservation of biodiversity in their agroecosystems as well as to support their rights to take part in the management and share the benefits of agrobiodiversity.
- The Réseau Semences Paysannes (Farmers’ Seeds Network) leads a movement of collectives rooted in the regions that renew, disseminate and defend farmers’ seeds, as well as the associated know-how and knowledge. These collectives are inventing new seed systems, a source of cultivated biodiversity and autonomy, in the face of the industry’s monopoly on seeds and its patented GMOs. In 2024 they are 80 organisations that have come together to promote and defend cultivated biodiversity and the related fields of knowledge
- 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.
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For more information about the DiverSeedPaths project and future events, please visit the project page on our website.
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