As a result of COVID-19 developments, it was decided that the International Conference on breeding innovations for organic food systems, due to take place in CĒSIS, LATVIA, will instead be held online. Dates remain the same, 8-10 March 2021. Further changes concern the following deadlines: Abstract submission EXTENDED: 10 December 2020 Decision on abstract acceptance:
Last days to register to the upcoming LIVESEED events, co-organised with the Organic Innovation Days on 24 and 25 November 2020. The programme is available here. Registration is possible until 20 November 2020: https://webapp.spotme.com/welcome/oid2020 Day 1, 24 November 2020 The LIVESEED final conference for stakeholders and policymakers will start on 24 November. Monika Messmer, Scientific Coordinator
The workshop aims to provide to the students, technicians and growers the recent research projects outcomes related to the biocontrol agents (BCAs) and natural compounds (NCs) which could be useful for improving the crop performance and for reducing chemical inputs in the growing processes and chemical residuals in the agriculture products. The BCAs and NCs
#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
Interested in collaborative cultivar testing for organic agriculture? Wednesday, 4th of November 2020 from 5 to 6 PM CET Save the date for the LIVESEED webinar on SeedLinked, presented by its founder and CEO, Nicolas Enjalbert! SeedLinked was created to increase the amount and quality of information available on variety performance in different regions. Seedlinked
REGISTRATIONS OPEN! Registrations are now open to the upcoming LIVESEED events, co-organised with the Organic Innovation Days on the 24th and 25th of November 2020. Please find here the latest draft program. On the 24th of November, the LIVESEED final conference for stakeholders and policymakers will take place. On the 25th of November, the day will
How organic breeding adds value to the food chain – ONLINE EVENT, 15 October 2020 On 15 October 2020, the event “How organic breeding adds value to the food chain”, organized by FiBL and BÖLW, will take place online. The get-together calls the attention of European processors, wholesalers and retailers on the importance of organic
Submit your abstract! The International Conference on breeding innovations for organic food systems, organised by Eucarpia Organic and Low Input Section together with LIVESEED, BRESOV, ECOBREED, FLPP, ECO-PB and AREI will take place on 8-10 March 2021 in CĒSIS, LATVIA. Besides being the 5th conference of the EUCARPIA Organic and Low Input Section, it will
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
On 25 June 2020, NARDI Fundulea (the Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricola, Romania) organized the traditional ‘Field day of wheat and barley’, together with LAPAR, the biggest farmers Association in Romania. In this occasion, participant stakeholders – farmers, policy makers, researchers and mass-media – visited (respecting the necessary COVID restrictions) the screening field trials of
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