Advocating for a stronger plant breeders’ rights system: Euroseeds endorses essentially derived varieties in modern breeding

Søren Halbye appointed as new Euroseeds President

Key takeaways from Euroseeds 2024: exploring collaboration and the new frontiers of innovation

InnovAction Stage 2024: breeding technologies pawing the way for the seed sector of tomorrow

EFSA confirms equivalence of Category 1 NGT plants with conventional breeding

Innovation takes root: the Euroseeds Congress comes back in one week!

Agri-food Chain Coalition statement in response to the Draghi Report and the future of EU’s competitiveness

Euroseeds agrees with Draghi report on need to push European innovation and competitiveness – but misses concrete suggestions on agri-food sector

Join our team! Euroseeds is searching for a Manager Development Cooperation and Genetic Resources

We are hiring! Euroseeds is recruiting a Technical Manager Variety Registration & Seed Marketing

Strategic Dialogue report on the future of EU agriculture paves the way for new agricultural policy vision

Euroseeds announces the 12 top finalists of the ‘2024 InnovAction Stage’

European Parliament’s Committees elect new leadership

Euroseeds co-signs with more than 100 European associations a Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032: rising input prices and concerns over global food security

EU Council deadlock on NGTs further delays innovation for Europe’s plant breeders and farmers

Vandals destroy Italy’s first gene-edited rice field trial

Euroseeds calls for fair competition and quality assurance in Plant Reproductive Material Regulation

Euroseeds adopts its new position paper on IP

Global seed organizations unite to tackle illegal seed practices

European Elections 2024: a call to action for millions of citizens

A coalition of stakeholders strongly supports the European Commission’s biotechnology strategy for positioning EU as a global leader in innovation

Euroseeds reiterates concerns and commitment to dialogue following European Parliament’s vote on Plant Reproductive Material

European Parliament confirms positive Vote on New Genomic Techniques; EU Council urged to embrace plant breeding innovation

European Parliament adopts amendments on Plant Health Regulation to boost plant protection across the EU

The future of EU farming depends on balanced and effective legislation on Plant Reproductive material: a letter to MEPs

Seeding tomorrow: an outlook on the past and future of the EU Farm to Fork strategy

Welcome to #Euroseeds2024 Congress! Registrations are officially open

Euroseeds welcomes the Commission’s ambition on green biotechnology with proposed actions for a more resilient European agri-food sector

Euroseeds raises serious concerns over COMAGRI vote on new rules for Plant Reproductive Material

Euroseeds expresses concerns over COMENVI report

The EU Parliament today: a positive vote for innovation and plant breeding

European Commission President von der Leyen launches strategic dialogue on agriculture

Science moves forward: ENVI Committee backs NGTs proposal

Nobel laureates and scientists rally for new genomic techniques in the European Parliament

FAO releases 15 case studies on the use of biotechnologies to meet the needs of smallholders

Broad support for plant breeding innovation at Council and EP

The crucial role of the EU in safeguarding plant breeding and seed security for a sustainable future

EC President von der Leyen addresses NGTs at the opening of the EU Agri-Food Days event

How will the NGT proposal shape future agri-food systems? A Plant ETP lunch seminar

Resilience, food autonomy and security for EU: a networking event organised by the Agri-Food Chain Coalition

Euroseeds Secretary General advocates for flexible and inclusive PRM Regulation in the EU

NGTs and organic farming: how to support the farmers’ choices? – a co-organised webinar by ASTA and Euroseeds

Euroseeds shares its views on the rejection of the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) by the European Parliament

Euroseeds statement on IP and NGTs

EU Commission NGT proposal triggers positive discussions in a collaborative atmosphere at a Euractiv panel

Highlights of #Euroseeds2023 congress in Malta

Commissioner Stella Kyriakides endorses new genomic techniques and plant reproductive material at the Euroseeds Congress

Almost two weeks before Euroseeds Congress 2023: check our programme online

Presenting the State of the Union 2023: #SOTEU2023

EU and UK reach political agreement on UK participation in Horizon Europe!

Member States support NGTs at the Informal Farm Council

Planting the seeds of tomorrow: European Commission unveils game-changing proposals for plant breeding innovation

Euroseeds and CropLife Europe call for science-based approach in New Genomic Techniques proposal

Euroseeds is recruiting Manager Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs

How to empower women in the agri-food system: FAO report on ‘The Status of Women in Agriculture’

Euroseeds partners host events to promote sustainable agriculture and plant breeding methods

European Commission’s SME Fund empowering small and medium-sized enterprises

European Agri-Food Chain Urges Collaboration with Commission on Sustainable Food Systems Framework

Farming and producing more sustainably is not a scientific problem – it’s a regulatory problem

Conventional-like NGT plants in need of an enabling regulatory framework: Plant ETP Open Letter

Perspectives on Future-Proofing European Food Systems Through Plant Breeding

Registrations for the Euroseeds 2023 Congress are officially open!

Exploring the new frontiers of AI: ChatGPT

Moving towards precision breeding: UK enables plant breeding innovation

New Breeding Methods -More than just a “test-tube scenario”

European Court of Justice clarifies the non-GMO status of in-vitro mutagenesis

Euroseeds expresses its concerns after CJEU ruling on pesticide emergency authorization

Euroseeds welcomes the launch of the Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP)

Let’s welcome the International Year of Millets!

The way forward for DSI – outcomes of COP 15

EFSA suggests a detailed risk assessment for conventional-like plants derived from targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis

Euroseeds asks for consistency in the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework discussion to prevent negative impacts on conventional plant breeding

Euroseeds shares its thoughts in the run-up to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)

A way forward for strengthening food systems resilience and autonomy in times of crisis

EU organisations from the food and feed sectors ask for a proportionate framework of the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (SUR)

27 agri-food chain partners call for the European Commission to create an enabling framework for plants obtained by NGTs in a joint letter

Towards a sustainable plant protein and plant oil strategy for the EU

Euroseeds 2022 Congress: ‘Reconciling productivity and sustainability through innovations’

EUIPO and EPO release a study about IPR-intensive industries and economic performance in the EU

The Agri-Food Chain Coalition arranges an event about autonomy and resilience in food systems

Open reply to European Greens attempts to discredit broad scientific consensus on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs)

Euroseeds Congress 2022 is upcoming! The general and social programmes are now available

EU consultation confirms that Europeans support policy change on Novel Genomic Techniques

Global leaders pledge to cooperate for food security

Agriculture Ministers in Prague uphold food security and promote the use of plant breeding innovation for a sustainable agriculture

NGTs among potential key EU initiatives for 2023

Important aspects in communication about plant breeding and genome editing in Europe

New HORIZON EUROPE project on gene editing in plants

Happy birthday Gregor Mendel!

New STOA Report: “Genome-edited crops and 21st century food system challenges”

Euroseeds position on the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticide

A visual wrap-up of Euroseeds at ISF Congress

Impact of the Community Plant Variety Rights system on the EU economy and the environment

Learning from Euroseeds and ASTA joint event on ‘New Genomic Techniques – What benefits for SMEs in the agri-food sector?’

Key findings from EC temporary experiment for derogations on the marketing of cereal populations

Euroseeds 2022 Congress in Berlin: registrations are open!

Moving forward a potential EU strategy for plant-based protein

Euroseeds, Copa Cogeca and FEFAC demand a competitive and resilient European plant protein sector

Euroseeds statement

Euroseeds 2022 Congress in Berlin

DG SANTE proposes a 50% EU binding target on sustainable use of pesticides and fosters IPM integration

Community Plant Variety Office has a new President

Farm to Fork Strategy: How to reach the targets?

Wageningen University and Research study highlights that innovation is crucial to help reduce the negative impacts of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies

Declaration by the Agricultural Ministers of France Julien Denormandie and of Austria Elisabeth Köstinger on Plant-Based Proteins

A Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

Euroseeds 2021 Congress: first major event of the seed sector since the end of 2019

Euroseeds welcomes the recognition of plant breeding innovation in the Parliament report on the Farm to Fork strategy

Agri-food chain organisations welcome the EP call for a comprehensive impact assessment of the Farm to Fork strategy by EC

Charting transatlantic cooperation for a sustainable food system

Farm to Fork – It is time to listen to what the data says

One week till the Euroseeds 2021 Congress

The Euroseeds 2021 Congress programme is now available

Plant breeding in the EU: new research highlights benefits for tomato and alfalfa

European seed sector launches roadmap for a European protein plan

CEPS Task Force report ‘Towards a Resilient and Sustainable Post-Pandemic Recovery’

There is a need for New Genomic Techniques in potato breeding

Plant breeding can help make food systems nature-positive

EU Council must support immediate policy action on NGTs

Without impact assessment, no celebration of the EU Farm to Fork strategy anniversary

Plant breeding is a game changer for sustainable agriculture, new study shows

Euroseeds statement in view of the PRM study release

Commission study on Novel Genomic Techniques confirms the urgent need for policy change

Euroseeds 2021 Congress: registration is open!

New book sets out plant breeding innovation’s contribution to sustainability

CropBooster-P survey on communication to future-proof European crops has been launched!

European Group on Ethics recommends a differentiated approach to “Ethics of Genome Editing”

60th Anniversary of CIOPORA and UPOV Convention

Celebrating the International Day of Women in Science

Euroseeds featured in the European Associations Digital Report

Europeans prioritise taste, food safety and cost over sustainability concerns when purchasing food

Seed Treatment Workshop

Comitology Reform Threatens Innovation

Webinar “Breeding for sustainability?”

Genome Editing for Crop Improvement | ALLEA Symposium Report

Successful 1st Euroseeds fully-fledged Virtual Congress

The “Nobel World” acknowledges the huge potential of genome editing

Euroseeds2020 Virtual Congress: final programme and virtual platform landing page available!

PBI Survey published in Frontiers in Plant Science

The Euroseeds2020 Congress programme is now available

ePhyto to facilitate international agricultural trade

Book your spot now for Euroseeds 2020 Virtual Congress!

Much ado about nothing, really!

CIOPORA, AIPH, Euroseeds and Plantum Request Revision of the Council Regulation on Community Plant Variety Rights

Euroseeds2020 on-site Congress in Malta is cancelled and turned into a full Virtual Congress

Second Birthday of the ECJ ruling – two years of “rest in peace” for Plant Breeding Innovation

Euroseeds welcomes limitation of patentability by European Patent Office

Euroseeds statement on COVID-19 and the EU’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies

Euroseeds welcomes the publication of the roadmap for the Farm to Fork strategy

Production and movement of seed under coronavirus restrictions

Farmer’s Pride project – Network Proposal published

2020 declared International Year of Plant Health

26 business organizations support a Commission study on “novel genomic techniques” and express their hope for more enabling regulations

THE EUROPEAN SEED SECTOR: AT THE HEART OF THE AGRI-FOOD CHAIN

Celebrating Plants together: International Fascination of Plants Day

New EU plant health rules

Discover the future(s)! Four scenarios for future-proof crops

The Agri-Food Chain Coalition sets priorities for the EU institutions

Growing the Future Together: breeders and farmers underline the importance of plant breeding innovation for sustainable agriculture

Promoting seed choice for smallholder farmers

Euroseeds 2019: an outstanding congress with a new record of presence

New Implementation Guide on the EU Plant Health Regulation

Euroseeds Statement on the Citizens Initiative: “Grow scientific progress: crops matter!”

93 European associations call for an ambitious Horizon Europe Programme

Climate change threatens future of farming in Europe

The global need for plant breeding innovation

Can we feed the world without destroying the planet?

European scientists join their forces to enable the potential of genome editing

EU Commissioner Andriukaitis on the potential of gene editing

Project on durum wheat to improve reference collections

Misinterpretations about climate resilience and adaptability of modern wheat

Celebrate with us the Fascination of Plants Day!

Update: 26 European business organisations ask the EU for pro-innovation rules for plant breeding

CRISPRcon: Conversations on Science, Society and the Future of Gene Editing

Euroseeds Congress 2019: registration opens today!

EIPIN Innovation Society project: Mid-term review by the European Commission