The special meeting on Seed systems in the agroecological transition: deep dive on governance, policy and best-practices is scheduled on 19 March from 2 to 3:30 PM CET. The goals of the meeting are: to raise awareness about the place of seeds in the agroecological...
Quantitative study (688 households, 1,600 plots) in Malawi finds CSBs supply ~1/3 of seeds for participants and are associated with improved household food security; yield effects vary by crop and CSB participation correlates with past climate shocks.
Research paper Native seed collector networks in Brazil: Sowing social innovations for transformative change is available as Open Access early view online. ABSTRACT To investigate whether and how Social Innovation (SI) can contribute to transformative change, we...
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food published a Shared Action Framework and strategic brainstorming tool for action in support of resilient food systems
The Graduate School PE&RC organises Symposium Seed Systems of the Future: Preserving the legacy of seed systems research and education at Wageningen University and Research Programme: Welcome Setting the Scene The Global Practice of Seed Systems The Scientific...
A new paper discusses the different sides of the digital sequence information (DSI) debate, by analysing the ongoing legal vacuum for DSI and the potential of open-source seed as a social movement and governance mechanism across physical and digital spheres.
Let’s Liberate Diversity! presented an abstract at the 2nd International Congress on Agrobiodiversity. During the “Scientific Symposium session: Integrated Conservation and Use of Agrobiodiversity”, ECLLD showed the impact that LLD and LCD events have on the conservation and use of agrobiodiversity to change our seed and food systems
