DIVERSIFOOD (2017) outlines nine key concepts to integrate crop diversity into agriculture and local food systems, covering agrobiodiversity, food quality, sustainability, food democracy, participatory research and resilience.
community seed systems
9 concepts clés pour la diversité alimentaire
DIVERSIFOOD’s nine key concepts define a transdisciplinary, multi-actor approach to cultivated biodiversity, food quality, collective seed management and resilient local food systems.
Granollers Manifesto: fostering cultivated biodiversity in European municipalities
A 2025 manifesto urging European municipalities and governments to prioritise cultivated biodiversity in local food policies, with policy recommendations, a 2050 vision, and 32 practical actions across governance, production, procurement and waste.
9 key-concepts for food diversity
Collective DIVERSIFOOD publication defining nine key concepts to guide embedding crop diversity and multi-actor innovation for resilient, locally adapted high-quality food systems.
A guide to participatory experimentation with underutilised genetic resources. Booklet #2
Practical guide (DIVERSIFOOD Booklet #2, 2019) for participatory evaluation, multiplication and on‑farm testing of underutilised genetic resources, covering seed sourcing, phenotypic assessment, performance, quality and trial organisation.
Guide to EU Seed Policy 2023 – Seeding Europe
Practical guide to EU seed policy (May 2023): institutions, legal instruments, GMO and plant health rules, biodiversity, intellectual property and seed marketing, aimed at seed savers, NGOs and citizens.
Capacity Building on European Seed Policy and Legislation
DiverSeedPaths (Dec 2024) report on EU seed policy and the PRM marketing reform, analysing impacts on seed diversity and farmers’ rights and offering practical advocacy steps.
