We would very much value your opinion on the holistic organic Seed Health Strategy designed in the framework of the LIVESEED project. Please be so kind as to first read the summary of the strategy: LIVESEED Seed Health Strategy, English version LIVESEED Seed Health Strategy, French version Please give us your feedback and contribute with your ideas by 31 October
LIVESEED’s Polish partner IUNG-PIB held a field workshop on the 30th of June 2021 to promote LIVESEED results on variety testing and to raise awareness of the importance of seed quality in organic farming. During the workshop, farmers, researchers, national authorities, farm advisors and seed producers visited the long-term organic experiment in Osiny, in which
With the LIVESEED project coming to its end, a synthesis of all our results and recommendations have been compiled by the coordinators with the contributions of our work package leaders. The report first presents key results and innovations that allow boosting of organic seed and plant breeding. LIVESEED for the first time identified the use
A long-awaited solution for seed suppliers, European organic farmers, and national authorities has finally arrived. The new router database will increase the availability of seed of organic varieties and help increase the transparency of the European organic seed market. In the framework of the Horizon 2020 funded LIVESEED project, FiBL-Germany developed the EU-wide router database,
#BreedingABrightFuture is LIVESEED’s social media campaign, aiming at raising awareness about the beauty and benefits of organic plant breeding to the wider public. Using the hashtag #BreedingABrightFuture on Twitter, we call upon organic breeders to share their views and messages on how the sector contributes, amongst others, to sustainability and biodiversity, climate change adaptation, healthier and more diverse diets
You might have noticed that IFOAM EU recently updated its identity, with a new logo and a new website on a new domain (www.organicseurope.bio), all referring to ‘IFOAM Organics Europe’ (IFOAM OE). With the recent political developments and the growth of the organisation in terms of relevance, visibility, and outreach over the last years, IFOAM
Background The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). In this context, many events will be organised to raise awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. By providing the knowledge to understand the threats and
This is a hard time for Europe and the world. We hope all partners and their loved ones are healthy and unaffected by the outbreak of COVID-19. We know that most Member States introduced unique measures to tackle the situation that we, as project managers of the LIVESEED project, can’t possibly follow for all the
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to the unstable situation in Europe, a decision was made to turn the Annual Project Meeting into an online meeting. We have therefore closed the old registration form. To organise the online meeting, we opened a new registration form, listing all planned conference calls. Partners are kindly asked to
Robust seed systems are central to sustainable food systems that are renewable, resilient, equitable, diverse, inclusive, healthy, and interconnected. In light of critical global challenges there is an urgent need to maintain and enhance agricultural biodiversity. The Shared Action Framework for Resilient Seed Systems (SAF) has been developed in response to address this salient issue.
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