DIVERSIFOOD (Feb 2019) recommends EU and national policy changes to secure heterogeneous cultivars, adapt seed legislation, support diversified cropping and value chains, and invest in multi-actor research and awareness.
EU seed policy
Supportive Policy Frameworks for Dynamic AgroBioDiversity Management Networks
DYNAVERSITY policy brief calling for EU policy to support dynamic, networked on-farm management of agrobiodiversity through coordination, funding, participatory breeding and alignment with CAP, Farm to Fork and ITPGRFA.
Embedding crop genetic diversity in food value chains. Policy recommendations from the Horizon 2020 Project DIVERSIFOOD. Booklet #5
Policy recommendations from the DIVERSIFOOD project to embed crop genetic diversity in food value chains, covering legal status of heterogeneous cultivars, CAP coherence, value chains, awareness and multi-actor research.
Safeguarding Europe’s Cultivated Plant Diversity
PRM Reform - Safeguarding Europe's Cultivated Plant Diversity The new EU Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) Regulation will influence the future of seed diversity as well as farmers’ rights, and market access for innovative and traditional varieties in Europe and all...
Seed Markets, Agroecology, and the Right to Food
The new seed brochure Seed Markets, Agroecology, and the Right to Food - by Brot fuer die Welt and HEKS/EPER provides insights from an advocacy journey about the EU Seed Marketing Reform. The brochure addresses the link between seed laws, human rights, and sustainable...
Supporting seed diversity for resilient EU agriculture: A policy perspective
Policy brief recommending PRM reform and CAP/Horizon support to enable proportionate seed rules, recognise community seed custodians, fund participatory breeding and knowledge platforms to strengthen EU seed diversity and resilience.
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