Navigating toward resilient and inclusive seed systems

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 120(14)

Published: March 27, 2023

Food systems face new climatic and socioecological challenges farmers need a diversity of plant varieties to respond these. While breeding is important, institutional innovations in

Language: Английский

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Landrace legislation in the world: status and perspectives with emphasis in EU system

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 71(3), P. 957 - 997

Published: Jan. 20, 2024

Abstract Crop landraces are genetically variable populations of agricultural plant species that through natural evolution and farmers’ selection continuous cultivation have been adapted to the environment their origin or cultivation. To be used officially traded, there more lax strict registration schemes throughout world concerning application distinctiveness, uniformity, stability (DUS) system. This review discusses legislative framework various countries worldwide evaluates its efficiency with a detailed focus on European Union (EU) experience. Especially in EU, must registered as conservation varieties Catalogue Varieties. A total 313 173 vegetable were Catalogues from 2013 2021. However, it is not clear how many these registries because obsolete also included under term varieties. Moreover, our reports importance for FAO (Food Agriculture Organization United Nations) EU strategies, namely ‘Farm Fork’ ‘Biodiversity’. Additionally, DUS criteria evaluated use when crop landrace taking into consideration genetic structure landrace. Furthermore, connection Farmers’ Rights, appropriateness organic agriculture, trade issues discussed. Finally, new proposal Commission Plant Reproductive Material critically reviewed improvements suggested.

Language: Английский

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The Conservation Varieties Regime: Its Past, Present and Future in the Protection and Commercialisation of Vegetable Landraces in Europe

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(8), P. 877 - 877

Published: Aug. 19, 2024

In 1998, the European Union aimed to make official Common Catalogue of Plant Varieties more flexible and mitigate decline agricultural biodiversity in rural areas by introducing Conservation Regime (CVR): a set rules pertaining local and/or traditional varieties cultivated specific regions that are at risk genetic erosion. This initiative was intended permit sale those do not fully meet distinctness, uniformity stability (DUS) criteria required for registration standard Catalogue. this review, we examine impact establishing CVR 25 years after its first definition. As date data collection, 191 conservation were registered throughout Europe, representing only 0.88% total number included The most important countries Spain, Italy Croatia, which have, respectively, 57, 43 26 varieties. case study from highlights is poorly structured characterised initiatives individual entities take it upon themselves protect promote vegetable discuss such relation protection commercialisation landraces Europe. Overall, has failed enforce dedicated market all excluded due DUS requirements.

Language: Английский

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Revitalising Traditional Cereals in Portugal: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Value Chain Development

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 2745 - 2745

Published: March 19, 2025

Traditional cereals, recognised for their adaptability, high nutritional value, and unique sensory characteristics, have largely been excluded from global food supply chains. Recent shifts in consumption patterns, particularly urban areas, indicate a growing demand high-quality bread, creating new opportunities farmers interested sustainable production techniques traditional varieties. However, challenges such as seed availability, regulatory constraints, marketing strategies, logistical barriers persist. This study, conducted within the framework of CERTRA project—Development Cereal Value Chains Sustainable Food Portugal—aims to enhance cereal value chain Portugal by identifying key proposing effective development strategies. The research employs mixed-method approach, including documentary research, SWOT analysis based on scientific literature stakeholder insights, case study methodology examining twelve successful European initiatives. findings highlight strengths sovereignty, resilience under low-input farming, market potential through certification short weaknesses lower yields, mechanisation challenges, access restrictions remain critical obstacles. Our suggests that participatory breeding programs, farmer-led networks, hybrid distribution models integrating direct sales, online platforms, local partnerships can support revitalisation cereals. Future should focus consumer preferences, branding technological innovations processing efficiency while preserving ecological cultural

Language: Английский

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Farmers’ motivations for landrace cereal cultivation in Sweden

Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 39(4), P. 247 - 268

Published: April 27, 2023

Language: Английский

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Optimization of Potato Cultivation Through the Use of Biostimulator Supporter

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(10), P. 2430 - 2430

Published: Oct. 20, 2024

Seed potato treatment is vital for plant protection, yield enhancement, and product quality. In the conducted research, biostimulator Supporter was applied to evaluate its impact on yields structure. contains both synthetic SL amino acids, which promote growth by enhancing nutrient utilization fostering development of a more effective root system. Such formulation allows maintain better resistance environmental stresses, may include drought or deficiency, among others. The field study in 2015–2017 four towns located different regions Poland (Barankowo, Głubczyce, Kędrzyno, Ryn) using randomized complete block design with split-plot design. Varieties (‘Innovator’, ‘Lilly’, ‘Lady Claire’, ‘Verdi’) were tested. experiment compared cultivation technology seed potatoes treated conventional (control object) soaking tubers distilled water before planting. total after application higher 13.3%, while commercial increased 21.1% traditional method. most productive, regardless years terms tuber ‘Lilly’ variety an average 47.95 t∙ha−1, least productive ‘Innovator’ 29.93 t∙ha−1. Claire’ had highest yield, lowest.

Language: Английский

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Regulating Seeds—A Challenging Task

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(11), P. 2324 - 2324

Published: Nov. 17, 2021

Seed is an essential start of any crop production. Seed, as both botanical seed and vegetive planting materials, thus a very important component agricultural livelihoods in food, ornamental, industrial value chains, local global food security, determinant sustainability. All farmers need good seed, irrespective the farming system markets that they supply. qualities, terms germination/vigour, health, genetic content, are concern all farmers. Farmers have various ways to access seeds. With time, diversity farmers’ formal systems become increasingly refined complex. Given importance not just for but society at large, seeds subject increasing number regulations pursue different policy objectives. Some been intentionally developed regulate themselves, while others impact them side effect. Various components policies, outcomes, their interactions apparent dilemmas inconsistencies discussed highlight significance illustrate policymakers regulators carefully phrase rules be sensitive toward possible unintended effects actions. This particularly relates marketing regulations, intellectual property rights, biodiversity biosafety rules. A general conclusion respond evolving technical socio-economic developments. Since differ widely operate by side, regulating particular may negatively others. The challenge create policies support where most effective minimalising negative consequences breeding, selection, production either system. Several suggestions recommendations how do so provided this special issue.

Language: Английский

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Optimizing Potato Yield through the Application of the Supporter Biostimulant

Published: May 19, 2024

Seed potato treatment is vital for plant protection, yield enhancement, and product quality. In the conducted research, biostimulator Supporter was applied to evaluate its impact on yields. Field studies were in Northeastern, Northwestern, Western, Southwest Poland from 2015 2017, using a randomized complete block design with split-plot arrangement. The use of seed technology resulted increased overall commercial yields improved tuber structure compared traditional cultivation methods without before planting. Conclusion: application brings significant benefits, including, structure. location significantly influences Understanding these differences can aid better adapting practices selecting varieties specific local conditions, potentially leading crop productivity. terms efficiency quality, further research into agricultural practice recommended, which may contribute increasing production Developing more ecological efficient farming help meet society's growing food needs.

Language: Английский

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Saving, sharing and shaping landrace seeds in commons: unravelling seed commoning norms for furthering agrobiodiversity

Agriculture and Human Values, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 28, 2024

Abstract One of the major challenges facing agricultural and food systems today is loss agrobiodiversity. Considering current impasse preventing worldwide crop diversity, this paper highlights possibility for a radical reorientation legal seed frameworks that could provide more space alternative to evolve which centre on norms support on-farm Understanding underlying shape commons are important, since both delimit contribute what ultimately will constitute seeds who have access thus extent agrobiodiversity upheld supported. This applies commoning approach explore underpinning Swedish initiative discusses potential furthering in context wider authoritative discourses enclosure. The shows how system shaped protected by particular set farming norms, allows sharing among those adhere but excludes not. further illustrates farmers been able navigate fragile economic pathways collectively organize around landrace seeds, function as an epistemic community, maintain landraces from past new present, adapted diverse agro-ecological environments low-input agriculture. reveals ascribed combination with laws certain limit supported why prescriptions “getting institutions right” governance difficult at best, when considering shifting socio-nature seeds. To increase agrobiodiversity, suggests future redirected sustenance proliferation can supply locally plant material groups systems.

Language: Английский

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Opportunities for African indigenous vegetables (AIVs): regulations in the vegetable seed sector in sub Saharan Africa

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: Oct. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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