Desclaux, Dominique and Bernicot, Marie-Hélène (2021) Organic Seeds And Varieties In France: An Offer To Be Developed. Paper at: Organic World Congress 2021, Science Forum: 6th ISOFAR Conference co-organised with INRA, FiBL, Agroecology Europe, TP Organics and ITAB, Rennes, France, 8 - 10 September, 2021. [Completed]
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Summary
The diversity of organic farming systems (“formal organic”, agroforestry, permaculture, etc.), the long rotations usually implemented, the diversity of processing (industrial, handmade) and marketing systems (supermarkets, short chain, on farm, etc.) generate a huge diversity of demands in terms of crop species and varieties adapted to organic agriculture.However, in France, farmers have a limited choice of crop varieties specially bred for organic conditions (only one durum wheat variety and 5 bread wheat varieties). So, they must sow organic seeds of “conventional” varieties. These organic seeds are largely those of foreign varieties (not listed in the French Catalog but in the EU one) and are therefore not the best suited to the local conditions and needs. It seems urgent to raise awareness among all the actors so that they can get involved in breeding programs to develop varieties and seeds for organic sector, through participatory approaches.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Paper |
Keywords: | Participatory breeding, orphan species, seed sector, variety registration |
Subjects: | "Organics" in general |
Research affiliation: | International Conferences > 2021: Organic World Congress, Science Forum: 6th ISOFAR Conference co-organised with INRA, FiBL, Agroecology Europe, TP Organics and ITAB > Political and economic frameworks as drivers for a vibrant development of the organic sector France |
Deposited By: | rey, m. frederic |
ID Code: | 42213 |
Deposited On: | 07 Sep 2021 13:12 |
Last Modified: | 07 Sep 2021 13:12 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Unpublished |
Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
Additional Publishing Information: | A book of abstracts of papers of the Science Forum at the Organic World Congress 2021, September 8-10, Online and on-site in Rennes, France '6th ISOFAR Conference co-organised with INRA, FiBL, Agroecology Europe, TP Organics and ITAB' has been published |
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