Project description
EU-wide services for organic seeds suppliers and breeders
Seeds are the foundation of farming. Producing quality organic seeds of suitable cultivars is thus critical to accelerate sustainable and diverse food systems in Europe. The EU-funded LIVESEED project aims to enhance the performance and competitiveness of the organic sector by promoting organic seed and plant breeding efforts. This project will facilitate knowledge exchange, practical training and capacity building among stakeholders. Additionally, it will coordinate the implementation of legislative requirements and develop an EU-wide router database tool for seed suppliers. LIVESEED will develop improved cultivar testing systems and implement strategies to enhance organic seed health and quality. It will also establish new protocols for testing different varieties and introduce innovative breeding concepts and selection tools.
Objective
LIVESEED aims to improve the performance and competitiveness of the organic sector by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts. To increase the availability and choice of organic seed, LIVESEED will (i) harmonize the implementation of legislative requirements and develop an EU-wide router database tool for seed suppliers, (ii) develop improved cultivar testing systems, organic seed health and quality strategies, best practices for organic seed multiplication, and new variety testing protocols for the registration of cultivars for the organic sector, (iii) develop novel breeding concepts, selection tools, and genetic resources, (iv) explore plant-microbe interactions, (v) initiate new breeding networks to close major gaps for legumes, cereals, vegetables, fruit trees and fodder crops, (vi) identify bottlenecks in the organic seed market, (vii) develop business and governance models for breeding and seed production, (viii) engage stakeholder groups for knowledge exchange, practical training, and capacity building, and (ix) provide recommendations based on synthesis of LIVESEED outcomes. The innovative multi-actor and -action research approach (‘learning by doing’) of LIVESEED ensures a broad and fast implementation of the project outputs across Europe. The LIVESEED consortium represents a multidisciplinary European partnership involving 48 organisations (35 partners + 13 third linked parties) and >30 stakeholders from 16 EU countries and Switzerland, including researchers, breeders, seed producers, organic associations and retailers. Combining scientific and practical knowledge will enable the consortium to generate innovative solutions adapted to the needs of end-users for different pedo-climatic and socio-economic contexts. The main outcome will be an improved breeding efficiency and a greater choice and uptake of organic seed derived from resilient cultivars to optimize organic and low-input agriculture and strengthen sustainable food production in Europe.
Fields of science
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureindustrial cropsfodder
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant breeding
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedslegumes
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531 98 LIDKOPING
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64295 Darmstadt
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64295 Darmstadt
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1000 LJUBLJANA
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5070 Frick
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8714 Feldbach
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4577 Hessigkofen
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373 00 Volos
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1220 Wien
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3003 Bern
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4126 CESU NOVADS
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61209 Echzell
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61209 ECHZELL
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6711 LL EDE GL
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1000 Sofia
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10179 BERLIN
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00184 Roma
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6708 PB Wageningen
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47800 KREFELD
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60486 Frankfurt Am Main
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79102 FREIBURG IM BREISGAU
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75007 Paris
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3045-093 Coimbra
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75595 Paris
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24 100 Pulawy
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6060-182 Idanha A Nova
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3981 AJ Bunnik
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2462 Martonvasar
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1033 BUDAPEST
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GL7 6JN Cirencester
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CB25 OLQ Cambridge
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50018 Scandicci Fi
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41126 Modena
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8462 RHEINAU
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46470 Catarroja
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41013 Sevilla
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1609 KOBENHAVN
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915200 Fundulea
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915200 Fundulea Calarasi
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91720 MAISSE
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89310 NITRY
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27180 Le Plessy Grohan
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7000 803 Evora
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60121 Ancona
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34125 Kassel
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61118 Bad Vilbel
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37213 WITZENHAUSEN
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7383RG VOORST
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46022 Valencia
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5091 RA OOST WEST EN MIDDELBEERS
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29490 NEU DARCHAU
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