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27 March 2019
The Wonders of Woodchip
This workshop will explore some of the many practical uses of woodchip on farms

3 July 2019
2019 OF&G National Organic Combinable Crops
To be held in Yorkshire

News

15 February 2019
Sharing knowledge and tools for organic farming
Organic Farm Knowledge platform has new design and content

31 January 2019
Nic Lampkin
Nic Lampkin stepping down as Chief Executive Officer

Press releases

22 November 2018
Big opportunity for UK Organic
Development of new UK agricutural policy will be critical

Increasing production and use of organic seed

Category: News
15 January 2019

The first LIVESEED booklet How to implement the organic regulation to increase production & use of organic seed has been published.

The 24-page booklet is divided in three main sections:

1. Policy measures (from incentives to organic seed production & use, to practical implementation of organic regulation)
2. Organic Seed Databases (national databases & EU Router Database)
3. Alternative sources of organic seed (from farm-saved seed to Organic Heterogeneous Material).

Practical examples from various EU countries help illustrate how the organic regulation, or measures to increase organic seed production and use have been successfully implemented. The booklet was edited by RSR, IFOAM-EU and FiBL-CH and written by Alexandra Fuss (IFOAM-EU), Maaike Raaijmakers (Bionext), Freya Schäfer, Xenia Gatzert & Katharina Brühl (FiBL-DE), Matteo Petitti & Riccardo Bocci (RSR), Tina Kovács (ÖMKI) & Tove Mariegaard Pedersen (SEGES). RSR coordinated the booklet editorial and production process.

Keywords: organic seed regulation

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