Slide presentation on Moldova’s agricultural context and proposals to protect farmers’ seed rights through community seed banks, capacity building, and stronger international legal protections (ITPGRFA Art.9, UNDROP).
Seed Policy
ARCHE NOAH online Seed Policy Workshop on the new EU seed marketing rules – 6 October 2026
ARCHE NOAH invites the seed movement to a full-day online workshop on the new EU rules on seed marketing, Tuesday 6 October 2026, 9:00–16:30 CEST. The trilogue outcome on the PRM Regulation, topic by topic, and next steps at EU and national level. Registration open.
Joining forces to strengthen community seedbanks worldwide
Summary of FAO/Bioversity events (July 2018) on community seedbanks: roles, country examples, lessons and recommendations for legal recognition, technical support, networking and seed-quality improvements.
13th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum & Sow Your Resistance – Antibes 2024 – Final report
Final report of the 2024 International Farmers’ Seed Meetings (Antibes) documenting programme, participants, workshops, international exchanges and outcomes to support farmers’ seeds and cultivated biodiversity.
Cultivating diversity and food quality – Proceedings of the DIVERSIFOOD EU Forum, Brussels, 11 April 2018
Proceedings of the Diversifood EU stakeholder forum (11 April 2018, Brussels) on cultivated biodiversity, participatory breeding, heterogeneous material, seed policy and recommendations for FP9 and CAP.
Promouvoir un environnement favorable à la gestion collective de la biodiversité cultivée en Europe
Policy recommendations from DIVERSIFOOD to support collective management of cultivated biodiversity in Europe, including legal harmonisation, support for community seed systems and participatory seed innovation.
Promoviendo un entorno favorable para la agrobiodiversidad en Europa
Manual DIVERSIFOOD con recomendaciones políticas para apoyar la gestión comunitaria y el uso sostenible de recursos fitogenéticos en Europa, incluyendo apoyo a bancos de semillas y adaptación de la legislación de semillas.
ECPGR Concept for on-farm conservation and management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
ECPGR (2017) concept proposing a European strategy for on-farm conservation of PGRFA, with five priorities: inventory, indicators, good practices, agro-diversity sites, and legal/technical solutions.
Promoting an Enabling Environment for Agrobiodiversity in Europe (Booklet #4)
Policy recommendations from DIVERSIFOOD to embed agrobiodiversity in European seed systems: promote Community Agrobiodiversity Management, support community seed banks, establish national PGRFA platforms, and harmonise seed laws.
Community Seed Banks: sharing experiences from North and South
Report (side event, 1 Nov 2017) summarising global experiences with community seed banks, a DIVERSIFOOD European survey, case studies (Japan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nepal), sustainability factors and Governing Body decisions on Farmers’ Rights.
