ECOBREED will improve the availability of seed and varieties
suitable for organic and low- input production.
Activities will focus on four crop species, selected for their potential contribution to increase competitiveness of the organic sector:
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Buckwheat
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Wheat
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Potato
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Soybean
The project will develop (a) methods, strategies and infrastructures for organic breeding, (b) varieties with improved stress resistance, resource use efficiency and quality and (c) improved methods for the production of high quality organic seed.
MoreEVENTS
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Conferences
Event date: 18-19 October 2022 Organic production conference, Slovakia
NPPC in cooperation with Ekotrend Slovakia – Association of Organic Agriculture invites you to the ECOBREED Conference “Organic agricultural production – a challenge for the Slovak countryside”. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn more about organic farming! Date and place of the event: 18-19 October 2022 Penzión Dolinka Liptovská Teplička Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/icMBx58d5J INVITATION
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Demonstration events
Event date: 23 September 2022 Demonstration day of common buckwheat, Czech Republic
We cordially invite you to the Buckwheat Demonstration Day, held on Friday 23 September 2022 at Organic Farm Sasov. Participants will be introduced to the international project ECOBREED, which focuses on organic breeding and the development of organic varieties. There, you will have the opportunity to get acquainted with varieties of common buckwheat and discuss […]
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Field days
Event date: 29 September 2022 Washington Community Field Day, US
Washington State University (WSU) is inviting you to the annual Washington Community Field Day organized at the Organic Seed Alliance Washington Research Farm Chimacum, WA. Join us on 29 September 2022 to have a tour and discussion about ECOBREED buckwheat and other projects! More info about the location and program of the event is available on […]
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Training for farmers
Event date: 12 October 2022 Evaluation event on organic potato breeding, Slovenia
The Agricultural Institute of Slovenia is inviting you to an Evaluation event on organic potato breeding on 12 October 2022. The event will take place in the field trial of organic potato breeding and selection of the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia in Jablje (Mengeš, Slovenia), where 223 advanced potato clones from breeding years 2011 to […]
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Workshops
Event date: 30 November – 2 December 2022 Workshop Advanced genotyping Soybean & Wheat, Serbia (POSTPONED)
The event is expected to be postponed to June 2023. We invite you to the workshop “Advanced genotyping Soybean & Wheat”. The workshop will be organized from 30 November – 2 December 2022 at Rimski šančevi (Serbia) by the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia in the framework […]
