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: 16 June 2022 Challenges and opportunities for a digital and climate smart agri-food sector, Italy
The Italian ECOBREED partner from Tuscia University is organising a conference titled “Challenges and opportunities for a digital and climate smart agri-food sector” on 16 June 2022. The conference will focus on digital technologies and innovations as well as policies for a digital and climate-smart agriculture with speakers from Michigan State University, IFAD and CREA-PB. […]
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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: 25 July 2022 Winter wheat and buckwheat Farmer Participatory trials, UK
Newcastle University is inviting you to discuss their latest Winter wheat and buckwheat Farmer Participatory Trials at Gilchester organics Farm on Monday 25 July at 12.30 pm. The event is free of charge, and food and refreshments will be provided. To register, please e-mail: rachel.chapman@ncl.ac.uk. More information is available on the link below. INVITATION
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Training for farmers
Event date: 2 September 2022 Participatory plant breeding training at Rimski Šančevi, Serbia
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia is inviting you to a training on Friday, 2nd September 2022 at Rimski Šančevi, Serbia. MSc Predrag Ranđelović from IFVC will present the ECOBREED project. Dr Vuk Đorđević from IFVC will introduce the topic of organic soybean participatory breeding principles within the […]
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Workshops
Event date: 30 November – 2 December 2022 Workshop Advanced genotyping Soybean & Wheat, Serbia
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 of the ECOBREED project. In short, the program will cover […]
