European Coordination Let's Liberate Diversity

12/06/2026

💫 ECLLD is in Brussels for the first 𝐄𝐔 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦: 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 & 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬

We are glad to have joined this civil society-led space that brought together together EU institutions, civil society organisations, farmers’ organisations, academia, unions and international partners to discuss how to make the right to food a reality in Europe and beyond. 🌱

For , this was also an important opportunity to connect food justice with seed diversity and its role in building more resilient and fair food systems.

👉 For more details, visit: https://www.foodjusticeforum.eu/

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09/06/2026

🌱 💁‍♀️ Today ECLLD is in Brussels for the LiveSeeding conference “𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐭”, focused on financing organic seeds and plant breeding in Europe.

As a partner in the LiveSeeding project, we are glad to join this important conversation with seed entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers and ethical finance actors on 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨. 💪

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30/05/2026

23/05/2026

🔬 Living Labs: where farmers and researchers build agroecology together.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝟕 at the Forum explores agroecology-oriented Living Labs as collaborative spaces to co-design and test solutions in real-life contexts.

🍎Drawing on European initiatives, the session focuses on cross-fertilisation, peer learning and knowledge exchange to strengthen agroecology-oriented food systems and international collaboration.

This workshop is organised by LiveSeeding, with the Agroecology Partnership, ÖMKi - Ökológiai Mezőgazdasági Kutatóintézet and Rete Semi Rurali ETS.

Speakers: Judit Fehér (KVANN), Korinna Varga (ÖMKi), Francesca Gori (Rete Semi Rurali), Virág Nagypál (ÖMKi).

📍 Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci | 24 May 2026, 14:45–16:45

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22/05/2026

🏛 What can a city do for cultivated biodiversity?

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝟒 at the Forum looks at how municipalities can support the dynamic management of cultivated biodiversity through local food policies, with experiences from Bergamo and Granollers, and a contribution on FAO International Seed Treaty Resolution 5/2025. 🍒

This workshop is organised by LiveSeeding, with Rete Semi Rurali ETS. Speakers: Maria Carrascosa and Francesca Gori.

📍 Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci | 24 May 2026, 11:15–13:00

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22/05/2026

🌍 From local fields to a global movement

Room 3 at the Forum focuses on community-based experiences and movement building, bringing together local and regional initiatives, urban and rural experiences, regional exchange in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and a closing session on international coalition-building.

🍄‍🟫 Follow Room 3 across the day:
𝐖𝐒𝟑 — On-farm agrobiodiversity in the Balkan region (09:00–10:45);
𝐖𝐒𝟔 — Farmers' Seed Systems in Central Asia and Eastern Europe (11:15–13:00);
𝐖𝐒𝟗 — Building a Global Coalition of Agroecological Seed Networks (15:00–16:45).

📍 Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci

🗓 24 May 2026

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21/05/2026

⚖️ Seeds are political

Room 2 at the Forum focuses on seed policy and political framing: seeds as commons, democratic seed systems, the EU seed law reform, and the current debate on NGTs and patents.

🌿Follow Room 2 across the day:

𝐖𝐒𝟐 — Seeds in Common: genebanks, breeding innovation and democratic seed systems (09:00–10:45);
𝐖𝐒𝟓 — EU Seed Law Reform (advanced workshop, 11:15–13:00);
𝐖𝐒𝟖 — Plant variety protection, NGTs and patents (15:00–16:45).

📍 Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci

🗓 24 May 2026

Check out the full forum programme at https://liberatediversity.org/lld-italy-26/

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From 23 to 25 May 2026, RSR, 72ore di Biodiversità and Let’s Liberate Diversity! invite you to participate in the 15th edition of the LLD Forum to come together, exchange and learn about cultivated diversity and dynamic seed management!

21/05/2026

🌱 Can cities really change the food system?

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝟏 of the 15th LLD Forum looks at the role of municipal food policies in shaping resilient food systems. Cities are becoming key actors through public procurement, food strategies and urban-rural links, but the 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 is not firmly embedded in EU legislation, and 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 are rarely part of municipal food policy.

🍉 The session addresses this double gap and uses the LiveSeeding project as a concrete entry point to connect biodiversity, food policy and a rights-based approach.

This workshop is organised by LiveSeeding, with Mariano Iossa , LiveSeeding Coordinator.

📍 Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci
🗓 24 May, 09:00–10:45

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20/05/2026

🌱 One room, one project, three sessions.

Room 1 at the Forum is dedicated to the Horizon project LiveSeeding, sharing key outcomes and reflections as the project comes to a close, focusing on local food policy, the right to food, and living labs in relation to organic breeding and the agroecological transition. 🌾

The room brings together three 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆, organized by the Liveseeding project and the Agreocology Partnership:

𝐖𝐒𝟏 — Seeds, Biodiversity and the Right to Food (09:00–10:45);
𝐖𝐒𝟒 — Enhancing cultivated biodiversity through local food policies (11:15–13:00);
𝐖𝐒𝟕 — Agroecology Living Labs (14:45–16:45).

📍 Castello dell'Acciaiolo, Scandicci
🗓 24 May 2026

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Check out the full forum programme at https://liberatediversity.org/lld-italy-26/