Sementes Vivas Registers Portugal’s First Organic Heterogeneous Material (OHM): Two Fava Bean Populations Leading the Way in Organic Seed Innovation
Portugal – June 8, 2025 – Sementes Vivas has officially notified by DGAV (Ministry of Agriculture) the country’s first Organic Heterogeneous Material (OHM) under the EU Organic Regulation. The two newly recognized fava bean (Vicia faba) populations – Marro,...
Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum 2025 opens registration
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum 2025, co-organised by Let’s Liberate Diversity!, Lycée Technique Agricole (LTA), SEED Luxembourg, and LUGA. Taking place from 4 to 6 September 2025 in Luxembourg, this...
3rd European Organic Seed Policy Conference in Portugal: A Call for Action
On 29 May 2025, over 80 stakeholders gathered at the Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra for the third European Organic Seed Policy Conference. Co-organised by the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture, and the LiveSeeding project,...
The EUCARPIA Conference 2025 brings focus to diversity, resilience and collaboration in plant breeding
The EUCARPIA Scientific Conference 2025 concluded last week in Coimbra, Portugal, bringing together researchers, breeders, farmers and policy actors from across Europe to explore how plant breeding can respond to the environmental and societal challenges of our...
