LIVESEED

Geographical location	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Denmark France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Spain United Kingdom World wide
Keywords	Agricultural production system organic farming plant breeding Plant production and horticulture
Agricultural sectors	Crops (generic) Cereals Vegetables Fruits Fodder and forage
Main funding source	Horizon 2020 (EU Research & Innovation programme)
Project acronym	LIVESEED
Project type	Research project
Starting date	2017
End date	2021
Project status	ongoing
Website	LIVESEED

Title (in English):

LIVESEED

Language:

English

Objective of the project (native language):

Improving the performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding across Europe

Objective of the project (in English):

Improving the performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding across Europe

Description of activities (native language):

The objective of this 4-year project is to improve the performance and sustainability of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts, and increasing the availability of cultivars adapted to organic growing conditions. The project will help to establish a level playing field in the organic seed market across Erope, improve the competitiveness of the organic seed and breeding sector, and encourage greater use of organic seeds by farmers. LIVESEED will improve guidelines for cultivar testing and strategies for.

Description of activities (in English):

The objective of this 4-year project is to improve the performance and sustainability of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts, and increasing the availability of cultivars adapted to organic growing conditions. The project will help to establish a level playing field in the organic seed market across Erope, improve the competitiveness of the organic seed and breeding sector, and encourage greater use of organic seeds by farmers. LIVESEED will improve guidelines for cultivar testing and strategies for.

Contact e-mail:

bram.moeskops@ifoam-eu.org

Project partners

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IFOAM EU

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FIBL-CH

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AEG

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AGES

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AGROLOGICA

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AGROSCOPE

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AREI

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BSG

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BIONEXT

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BIOSELENA

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BNN

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CREA

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WR

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FSF

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FIBL-DE

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INRA

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IPC

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ITAB

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IUNC

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LSSV

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LBI

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MTA AKT

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OMKI

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ORC

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RSR

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SATIVA

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SEAE

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L&F SEGES

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NARDI

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UBIOS

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UEV

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UNIVPM

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UNI KASSEL

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VITALIS

Organization/Institution name (original language):

UPV

Further details

Links to other website(s):

Facebook: LIVESEED

Titter: @LIVESEEDeu

Practice summary

Practice abstract 1

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