May 5, 13:00-15:00 (Vienna time), virtual event Monitoring seed infection rates is the main control measure allowing for the management of common bunt in wheat and related cereals. This is true in general, and for organic farming in particular. Many European countries have specific requirements or norms to limit the presence of common bunt spores on
A series of online training is offered on the use of the EU Router Organic Seed Database. The training is free of charge and will be held by FiBL that developed the database. If you would like to get more information or participate in the training, please send a mail to Xenia.Gatzert@fibl.org. The platform can
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,
Even in this time of pandemics, the LIVESEED project will actively attend this year’s e-Special edition of BIOFACH. More specifically, it will be there with two sessions. New Plant breeding Techniques and Organic Farming On 17 February 2021, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET, the LIVESEED project will present its session on “New Plant breeding Techniques
We would like to inform you that new dates have been selected for the Last LIVESEED Annual Meeting, which will finally be held online on 30-31 March 2021. As a result of COVID-19 developments, the Conference of EUCARPIA, that was also supposed to host the LIVESEED Final Scientific Conference, will take place online on 8-10 March 2021 (read our dedicated news item for more details). We realised that having to attend online events five days in
On 24-25 November 2020, TP Organics, the European Technology Platform for Organic Food and Farming, held its annual event, the Organic Innovation Days. Partnering with the Horizon 2020 project LIVESEED. Day 1: LIVESEED final conference for stakeholder and policy makers On 24 November, the LIVESEED final conference brought together more than 250 stakeholders and policymakers. Monika Messmer, Scientific Coordinator of
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
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