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The latest IPES-Food Report reveals shocking trend: powerful entities are grabbing land, leaving small farmers and Indigenous Peoples squeezed out. foodtank.com/news/2024/06/n… via @foodtank

An investigation by @transformtrade_ found that UK trade deals require or encourage signatory countries to comply with #UPOV91 and enforce strict seed patenting in at least 68 countries in the Global South. fairplanet.org/story/seed-veg… @bilaterals_org @IGJ2012 @Seedsavers_KE

🚨 Bad news. The @EU_Commission has given the go-ahead to a $34B merger between 2 grain giants. #Bunge & #Viterra were already too large. As if yet more concentration & #greedflation in this hyper concentrated market were called for. reuters.com/markets/deals/…

Wildbienen-Artikel erschienen! Mit Nachweisen von 25 seltenen & gefährdeten 🐝🐝 Autor*innen: Thomas Fechtler, @HGardein vom @JKI_Bund, Felix Kirsch vom @Thuenen_aktuell, Friederike Grau & Annika Haß von der @FuncAgroEco @uniGoettingen & Fionn Pape. ➡️researchgate.net/publication/38…

🚩NEW REPORT! #FoodFromSomewhere highlights the need for #resilient local markets & food chains to combat the global #hunger crisis. While corporate food chains create crisis, 'territorial markets' deliver food access, healthy diets & community cohesion.

We are excited to invite you to LiveSeeding online workshop about 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬. 🌱🥳 📅 4 July 2024 ⏲️ 14:00 - 16:30 CET 📍 on 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝!

We're thrilled to announce the opening of 4 ESC volunteer positions & 1 @EUErasmusPlus traineeship opportunity for young candidates! Passionate about the organic movement & eager to make 🇪🇺 more organic? Apply by 14/07 👉 ow.ly/naKi50Si7wC

Do you want to support an #EUseedlaw for seed diversity and a resilient food system? Join more than 120.000 citizens and sign & share our petition “Raise our forks” raiseourforks.org (8/8)

Next Monday, 24 June, #EUAgriministers will discuss the new #EUseedlaw (“proposed regulation on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material”). We will post a quick overview of where we stand in this crucial discussion in the coming days.(1/8)

Fahren ohne Fahrschein ist ein sog. #Armutsdelikt. Das lässt sich schnell erkennen: 87% der Menschen, die deswegen im Gefängnis sitzen sind erwerbslos, 15% obdachlos. Wer wegen fehlender Tickets in Bus oder Bahn im #Gefängnis sitzt, wird nachhaltig destabilisiert.

UN criticises European govts (#EFTA) for threatening farmers' #seed systems in Malaysia and Thailand via trade deals that require compliance with #UPOV91 bilaterals.org/?un-criticises… @MichaelFakhri @SWISSAID @hekseperworld @BioThai_ENG @benihkomuniti @FIANista

We are looking for a senior researcher who will lead a research group and contribute to the field of soil biodiversity and soil community ecology. Read more and apply here: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies/s… #vacancy #vacature

The website of the EU Agroecology Partnership @AGROECOLOGY_PS is ready! If you are interested in scaling agroecology, working in real-life environments and contributing to the transformation of the agri-food system, please check it out! 🌳🐄🌱🌾👇 agroecologypartnership.eu

🌱 Curious about sustainable farming that improves soil health and reduces the need for fertilisers and pesticides? Discover the benefits of legume-cereal intercropping, as well as our latest research findings on strategies to support its adoption. leguminose.eu/intercropping/

Typisch deutsch: den Buchtitel "Tools for Conviviality" mit "Selbstbegrenzung" zu übersetzen, anstatt mit "Werkzeuge für ein gutes Zusammenleben". Das Framing offenbart die deutsche ideologische Kleinmütigkeit und die Abwertung alternativer Lebensformen.

Check out this by Nick from @IPESfood on land squeeze - an updated assessment of what's going on with land concentration globally. Here, Nick pulls out the core points and introduces European relevancies arc2020.eu/land-grabbing-…

Who speaks on behalf of Europe's varied farmers, in whose interests? Important investigation by @LHreports finds it's "a few people who bear little resemblance to the average farmer. They are much wealthier, sit on the boards of multiple companies & have close links with #BigAg"

LiveSeeding has developed a Practical Guide for drying and storing vegetable #seeds in organic small-scale and on-farm seed production which proposes cost and time-saving solutions and practical examples for on-farm drying and storage! Download it here ⬇️ liveseeding.eu/liveseeding-bo…

Towards an agroecological approach to crop health: reducing pest incidence through synergies between plant diversity and soil microbial ecology | npj Sustainable Agriculture nature.com/articles/s4426…

Our 3rd workshop on #OrganicHeterogeneousMaterial will take place on 📆Monday, 29 April ⏰10:00 - 12:30 h 📍online Join the open exchange and presentations on political updates, digital tools, opportunities & challenges of OHM!🌱