Webinar organised by Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World) / Brot für Alle (Bread for All) on the 30th September from to discuss the ACT Alliance EU PCD Discussion paper on "Seed Markets for Agroecology" which was published in December 2020, and translated into French.
With this briefing (15 p.), ACT Alliance EU intends to
share insights on the forthcoming reform in 2021
of EU seed legislation with partners in the global
South. The new EU Organic Regulation and the
recent adoption of the European Green Deal are
expected to have far reaching impacts on EU seed
legislation.
The increasing concentration and global reach
of the commercial seed breeding industry has
contributed to the erosion of crop diversity. The
few remaining EU, US and China-based seed
companies are driving market expansion and
are using their power in the market to influence
political and legal (seed) frameworks. The EU itself
has wide ranging influence as a donor, a standard
setter and as a global actor in international food
and agricultural fora. In particular, the EU’s
trade policy continues to contribute to the loss
of agrobiodiversity. Yet, despite its commercial
value, the industrial food chain produces just 30
percent of global food supply. 70 percent of the
world’s food comes from smallholder farming and
the peasant food web supplies, which rely on seed
produced and distributed through farm-based
seed systems. (page 3)
- Register here before the 28th September 2021.
- The full programme can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4me8bfya
Presentation of the ACT Alliance EU PCD Discussion Paper “Seed Markets for
Agroecology”
- Stig TANZMANN, Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World)
- Tina GOETHE, Brot für Alle (Bread for All)
EU Seed Law Reform : Institutions & Timeline
- Fulya BATUR, Consultant, Kybele
- Reactions from Partners Organisations in the Global South
- Discussion, Questions & Answers Moderator: Karin ULMER
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