Organic Seed Alliance

Putting the power of seed into the hands of growers

International Conference on Breeding and Seed Sector Innovations for Organic Food Systems

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March 8, 2021 - March 10, 2021
Cēsis, Latvia

Join OSA at the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding’s (EUCARPIA) conference on Breeding and Seed Sector Innovations for Organic Food Systems. The event is scheduled to be held virtually from March 8–10, 2021, in Cēsis, Latvia. Registration closes February 28th! Click the button below to learn more and to register.

Topics that will be included in the conference:

  • Exploring underutilized genetic resources
  • Breeding for diversity
  • Breeding for culinary and nutritional quality
  • Living soil – plant interactions
  • Organic production of high quality and healthy seed
  • Multi-actor and participatory approaches
  • Socio-economic analysis of seed systems
  • Market and consumers aspects
  • Regulatory and policy opportunities
  • Sustainability assessment

Cathleen McCluskey

Cathleen McCluskey is the outreach director at Organic Seed Alliance. Cathleen supports OSA communications, and coordination of regional and national outreach efforts, and is the chair of the biennial Organic Seed Growers Conference.