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Abstract Booklet: Breeding for Diversification

The abstract booklet of the joint meeting of the EUCARPIA Section, Organic and Low-Input Agriculture, ECO-PB, LIVESEED, INSUSFAR,DIVERSify, HealthyMinorCereals, ReMIX, and Wheatamix is published. From 19 to 21 February 2018 about 100 researchers and breeders met at University of Kassel,Witzenhausen, Germany. LIVESEED organised the breeders day with presentations of: Getreidezüchtungsforschung Darzau, Dottenfelderhof, Sativa, Bingenheimer Saatgut,

Information on LIVESEED project in 11 languages

The leaflet of the LIVESEED leaflet is now available in these languages: English, Bulgarian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish. Our aim is to promote the use of organic seed and improve the transparency and competitiveness of the organic seed and breeding sector. Read what LIVESEED does in your native language and

AEGILOPS at Agrotica in Thessaloniki, Greece 1-4 February 2018

Greek partner of LIVESEED, AEGILOPS – Network for Biodiversity and Ecology in Agriculture organizes a workshop within the framework of the 27th Agrotica ( International Fair for Agricultural Machinery Equipment and Supplies ) at Thessaloniki , on Sunday 4.2.2018, from 16.30-19.00 pm, (N Germanos Congress Center, Hall D):    “Present and future for organic seed

Largest Organic Seed event in the US takes place this February

Port Townsend, WA – Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), along with co-hosts Washington State University, Oregon State University, and eOrganic, will hold the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference in Corvallis, Oregon, from February 14-17, 2018. The conference features more than 60 experts in the fields of organic seed production, breeding, and policy. The gathering includes a full agenda

BIOFACH workshop: Increasing the use of organic seed in Europe

At the organic fair in Nuremberg form 14 – 17 February LIVESEED organises a workshop on organic seed use: Thursday 15th February 11 – 11.45h; Room Budapest. The workshop will be co-organised by IFOAM EU (Eric Gall) and Bionext (Maaike Raaijmakers). The workshop presents diverse situations regarding organic seed use and policy in EU countries

Announcement: EUCARPIA Symposium on Breeding for Diversification

19-21 February 2018 – University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany Various national and international projects aim at exploiting the benefits of species mixtures to design productive, diversified, resilient and environmentally friendly agro-ecological cropping systems less dependent on external inputs than current systems and acceptable to farmers and actors in the agri-food chain. Inter- or intra-species diversity

Seed as a commons – key for organic plant breeding

Establishing alternatives to seed monopolies 19 October 2017, Brussels –   Market concentration in the seed sector is growing incessantly. Demanding better seed policies is not enough to stop this trend. Strategies and practical alternatives to counter further privatising and monopolisation of seed are needed to save the basis of our food system. Speakers and participants

LIVESEED – visit to Baltics

Experts from LIVESEED Project had visit to Baltic States from 5th to 12th September, 2017 and met authorities dealing with organic farming. The aim of the meetings was enquiring the situation on implementation of regulations on organic seed and to clarify how the data on produced seed are managed and used. During the visit organic

LIVESEED’s new Facebook and Twitter page

The LIVESEED project has new Facebook page. Visit it on https://www.facebook.com/LIVESEEDeu.The project also has a new Twitter account, follow it @LIVESEEDeu. Like and share the project page, and communicate about the project on social media with #LIVESEED.    

Kick-Off Meeting in Leuven

1 June 2017 marked the official start of the LIVESEED project. During the kick-off meeting from 19 to 21 June in Leuven all partners gathered to discuss the activities of the first year and how we reach our goal aiming for 100% organic seed by 2037. Main activities in the upcoming months will be state-of

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