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ESA is now Euroseeds
ESA is now Euroseeds and their new website is now live. The url of the new website is the same as before: www.euroseeds.eu. Euroseeds is still updating a few minor items on their website and in the...
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Embracing Nature: Rebranding ESA to Euroseeds
Since mid-July 2019 ESA has formally become Euroseeds and launched the new Euroseeds website: www.euroseeds.eu(same url as before). Such decisions are not take lightly, so European Seed wanted to find...
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Euroseeds Statement on the Citizens Initiative: “Grow scientific progress:...
Euroseeds welcomes the citizens initiative of Wageningen University students who founded the Group “Grow Scientific Progress: crops matter!” and ask the European Union to change its GMO legislation in...
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Euroseeds 2019: An Outstanding Congress With a New Record of Presence
From 13-15 October Euroseeds held its 2019 Congress in Stockholm, Sweden. This year’s event set a new record of presence! With an attendance of more than 1100 participants from almost 50 countries...
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The Agri-Food Chain Coalition Sets Priorities for the EU Institutions
By 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion people. Arable lands and pastures continue to decrease due to urban expansion and new infrastructure. More frequent extreme weather...
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Euroseeds Welcomes the Publication of the Roadmap for the Farm to Fork strategy
Euroseeds welcomes the publication of the roadmap for the Farm to Fork strategy and strongly supports the objective of sustainable, future-oriented food system in Europe. As announced in the...
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Euroseeds Statement on COVID-19 and the EU’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity...
On 22 April, the EU is the largest importer and exporter of agri-food products in the world. This success is based on the strong integration of its agriculture and wider agri-food chain, including...
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Euroseeds is Seeking New Team Member
Euroseeds is recruiting a new Technical Manager Plant Health and Seed Trade to work full-time at the Euroseeds General Secretariat’s office in Brussels, Belgium. For full info visit:...
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Euroseeds Welcomes Limitation of Patentability by European Patent Office
On 14 May 2020, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office declared that plants obtained by essentially biological processes are not patentable. Euroseeds welcomes this landmark opinion...
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Euroseeds2020 On-Site Congress in Malta Cancelled — Now a Full Virtual Congress
Due to the latest decisions on new restrictions in Malta in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, Euroseeds is now forced to cancel the on-site Euroseeds Congress. From Euroseeds: We very much regret this...
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The Euroseeds2020 Congress Programme is Now Available
“The EU Green Deal and its Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies: can plant breeding and seed innovation deliver?” will be Euroseeds2020 theme. The EU Green Deal and its Farm to Fork and...
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Successful 1st Euroseeds fully-fledged Virtual Congress
More than 400 participants attended the Euroseeds Congress on 11-13 October, marking a success for this first fully-fledged virtual experience. The congress featured an exhibition hall, a trade area, a...
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Europeans Prioritise Taste, Food Safety And Cost Over Sustainability Concerns...
At the heart of the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy aims to develop fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food systems in the EU. To achieve that goal, the EC proposes a 50%...
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European Group on Ethics Recommends a Differentiated Approach to “Ethics of...
On Friday 19 March the European Group on Ethics (EGE) published its long awaited report on Ethics of Genome Editing which is part of the overall Commission Study on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs)....
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CropBooster-P Survey on Communication to Future-Proof European Crops Has Been...
Euroseeds launched a survey as part of the Horizon 2020-funded Cropbooster-P project to assess how the seed and breeding sector among other stakeholder groups communicate on crop improvement and seeds...
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Euroseeds 2021 Congress: Registration is Open!
Euroseeds Secretary General Garlich von Essen has a message for those who are looking forward to the annual event. Dear Euroseeds Members, Dear colleagues and friends from the European and...
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Farm to Fork — It is time to Listen to What the Data Says
Food chain actors all agree with the main principles set out in the Farm to Fork strategy and are fully aware that constant and substantial improvement must be made to ensure a more sustainable...
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Euroseeds Welcomes the Recognition of Plant Breeding Innovation in the...
The European Parliament report on the Farm to Fork strategy1 adopted today outlines the Parliament’s position on the big political priorities set up by the European Commission aimed at achieving a more...
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Euroseeds Recruiting Technical Manager Variety Testing and Registration
Euroseeds is looking for a Technical Manager Variety Testing and Registration to join the Euroseeds General Secretariat’s team in Brussels, Belgium. Job description The Technical Manager Variety...
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Declaration by the Agricultural Ministers of France Julien Denormandie and of...
The transition towards sustainable food systems is essential for addressing the current environmental and climate challenges faced by the European agricultural sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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