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Take part in the LIVESEED farmer survey

The LIVESEED farmer survey is investigating farmers’ experiences with organic seed. The data obtained will serve as a basis to conduct further research on organic plant breeding and seed production. As a farmer, you are invited to respond to the online survey on your experience and opinion on organic seed / propagation material and plant

Cross-visit France – video & report published

For 3 days (4-7 June 2018), participants of the LIVESEED cross-visit exchanged knowledge about organic seed production in Maisse, France. The organic seed producer UBIOS opened its doors to 20 participants from all over Europe. ITAB invited seed producers from Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece who had the chance to visit

Participate in seed supplier & breeder survey

As a seed supplier or breeder you are invited to participate in a survey on the status quo of organic seed production in Europe. LIVESEED is aiming to reach seed producer, trader and breeder of organic and conventional seed in Europe and Switzerland, to get a better idea of the current status and motivations in

Apply for call for Organic Innovations, before September 15

Like in the past years, TP Organics launches a Call for Organic Innovations to collect solutions that contribute to the transformation of European food & farming systems, based on organic and agroecological principles. Such solutions should contribute to one of the following goals that TP Organics wants to see achieved by 2030: 50% of European farmland

Visit for fruit experts at PomaCulta breeding station in Hessigkofen (CH), 5 September 2018

Fruit experts are invited to the breeding station of PomaCulta in Hessigkofen, Switzerland. on Wednesday 5th September from 14 -16.30 h. The apple plantation with the different selections will be visited and explained. Please register beforehand, more information can be found in the invitation. The event is planned in German language but on demand translation

Participate in Survey: State of Organic Apple Breeding

For the purpose of networking and information exchange we initiated  an online survey which you are invited to respond. This survey will be a major input to the state of art of organic apple breeding in Europe and your views will be highly valuable. During the first year of LIVESEED project, we started to build

Start of the ECOBREED project

PRESS RELEASE from ECOBREED consortium: JUNE 2018  With the kick-off meeting held from 27 to 28 June 2018 in Ljubljana, the five year project ECOBREED funded by Horizon 2020 programme, has been officially launched. The project will develop (a) methods, strategies and infrastructures for organic breeding, (b) varieties with improved stress resistance, resource use efficiency

Exchange to learn about organic seed production

For 3 Days participants exchanged knowledge about organic seed production in Maisse, France ( 4- 7 June 2018). The organic seed producer UBIOS opened its doors to 20 participants from all over Europe. ITAB invited seed producers from Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece which had the chance to visit the seed

Project video released

This video introduces the LIVESEED project and project partners explain the need to boost organic seed and plant breeding.

First seeds sown in carrot field trial

On 9 May 2018 the carrot seeds were sown for a LIVESEED experiment on seed health and quality issues. The experiment is aimed to compare the performance of carrot seed lots infected with the Alternaria radicina fungus pathogen (causal agent of black rot). Three infected seed lots with different levels of seed vigour have been