{Tool} Project outcomes and results: Boosting organic seed and plant breeding across Europe. Creator(s): Bruszik, Ágnes; Nuijten, Edwin; REY, Frederic; CHABLE, Véronique; Moreira, Pedro Mendes; Costanzo, Ambrogio; Schäfer, Freya; Petitti, Matteo; Messmer, Monika; Groot, Steven P.C.; Orsini, Stefano; Klaedtke, Stéphanie and Mariegaard Pedersen, Tove. Issuing Organisation(s): ITAB, INRAE, IFOAM, De Beersche Hoeve, FiBL, Rete Semi Rurali, ORC, SEGES, Istituto Politecnico de Coimbra, WUR. LiveSeed Booklet, no. 4. (2020)
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Summary
This booklet addresses all the areas where intervention is needed to support innovation in production and adoption of organic seed, namely:
- policy and regulation;
- cultivar testing and seed multiplication;
- innovative breeding strategies;
- socio economic aspects related to seed production.
The aim of this document is to highlight any challenges to reaching 100% use of organic cultivars and to offer advice on how to address them.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
|---|---|
| Teaser: | 100% organic seed in EU: how to get there |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Organic seed, bred specifically for organic agriculture, is essential to its success in terms of crop yield, stability and quality of the end products. However, organic seed in Europe is not available in the needed quantities and, even when it is available, it is often bred within the conventional sector, based on criteria suitable for conventional agriculture, |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | This booklet summarises the outcomes of the LIVESEED project on how to boost innovation in the production of organic seed and how to enable use by farmers. |
| Country: | Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Other type of tool |
| Other Type: | Booklet |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English seed certification http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6929 English seed industry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6933 |
| Subjects: | Food systems > Policy environments and social economy |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Seeds and breeding > Plant breeding Denmark > SEGES France > INRAe - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement France > ITAB - Institut Technique en Agriculture Biologique International Organizations > International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM > IFOAM Organics Europe Italy Portugal UK > Organic Research Centre (ORC) Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Netherlands > Other organizations |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 727230 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39799 |
| Deposited By: | Ortolani, Dr. Livia |
| ID Code: | 39799 |
| Deposited On: | 09 May 2021 19:13 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2023 07:25 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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