We work to make the best quality seed accessible to all, supporting sustainable agriculture and food security. #SeedIsLife
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State of Seed, our podcast with @ForeignPolicy's FP Studios, has won two @lovieawards 🏆
A Silver Lovie from the jury and the People's Lovie from you. Thank you for voting!
🎧 Listen to the award-winning season:
Spotify: bit.ly/3K9HSni
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On the opening day of #COP31, dedicated to food and agriculture, Cristiane Lourenço (@Bayer) and Süleyman Yavuz İlgün (@tsuabiletisim) represented the global seed sector for ISF in Antalya.
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As COP31 continues in Antalya, here is what adaptation looks like on the ground. Ruth Sakala, a small holder farmer from Zambia, took part in the Seeds for Zambian Incomes and Livelihoods (SeZIL) trials with the @KWS_Group. Read here: bit.ly/4eqhP7B #IYWF2026 #SeedisLife
Speaking to @abc_es, ISF President Lorena Basso discusses the seed sector’s role in developing improved varieties and the importance of regulations that enable innovation to reach farmers.
Full interview by Judith de Jorge (in Spanish): bit.ly/4zyH2oC
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ALT This image shows a person smiling and holding a red bell pepper while standing in front of a screen displaying an article from ABC. The headline reads, "Lorena Basso, líder del sector de semillas: 'Es absurdo que se invente un tomate en un país y solo se pueda comer en otros'." By Judith de Jorge. The lower right corner has an ISF logo.
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State of Seed won a Silver Lovie and the People's Lovie at the @lovieawards!
Huge thanks to our host @lrosbrow, the @ForeignPolicy FP Studios team and our partners and guests for making Season 3 possible.
See the winners: bit.ly/4sR1Fdi
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Climate resilience starts with seeds.
#COP31 opens today in Antalya with a day dedicated to food and agriculture. From food security to more crop per drop, seeds are where climate solutions begin.
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“Lorena Basso, líder del sector de semillas: ‘Es absurdo que se invente un tomate en un país y solo se pueda comer en otros’” vía @abc_es
abc.es/ciencia/lorena-basso-…
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To deliver its Key Strategic Objectives 2026–2030, ISF now works through defined projects.
ISF Secretary General Michael Keller explains this approach and his outlook for 2030.
Register for the World Seed Congress 2027 in Toronto: congress.worldseed.org/
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On Thursday in Barcelona, ISF's Coordination Group on Seed-Related Innovation launched new resources on treated seed and biologicals, including an ISF Guide on Biologicals on Seeds.
worldseed.org/our-work/treat…
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TRUTH: the word on our meeting room wall in Barcelona, and the theme of the day.
Our Expert Group on Communications explored how disinformation targets agriculture and food, with @maldita_ciencia.
bit.ly/48BvpS4 #SeedIsLife
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International seed trade is essential to food security. On Thursday in Barcelona, ISF's Coordination Group on Market Access and Trade and its Advisory Group on Field Crops met to address barriers to the movement of seed.
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Seed production rests on people and on the climate. On Wednesday in Barcelona, ISF's groups on Environmental and Social Responsibility and on Vegetable and Ornamental Crops met jointly on the impact of climate change on seed production.
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Managing pest risk throughout production, not only at the border. On Wednesday in Barcelona, ISF's Expert Group on the Systems Approach met to advance a systems approach for seed within the framework of the IPPC.
bit.ly/3HUS0gw
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Climate resilience starts with seeds. ISF will be at #COP31 in Antalya, represented by Cristiane Lourenço (@Bayer, ISF ESR Group) and Süleyman Yavuz İlgün (@tsuabiletisim, ISF Field Crops Advisory Group).
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Strong and effective intellectual property protection drives plant breeding. On Tuesday in Barcelona, ISF's Coordination Group on Intellectual Property met to advance plant variety protection, from UPOV to national and regional systems.
bit.ly/3TYISzm
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Healthy seed is a prerequisite for sustainable food production. On Tuesday in Barcelona, ISF's Coordination Group on Seed Health met to advance harmonized seed health testing policies, building on the ISHI reference methods.
worldseed.org/our-work/seed-…
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At the @UPOVint Seminar, Lorelei underlined how plant variety protection sustains long-term investment in breeding, broadening farmers' choices.
Public-private partnerships turn crop diversity into varieties farmers can use.
Learn more: bit.ly/4zsGZuD
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A new variety may take 8 to 25 years to develop, with partners at every stage.
At #COP17Armenia, ISF's Lorelei Garagancea showed how seed companies support public genebanks, and Khaoula Belhaj-Fragnière presented the role of research partnerships at an @iccwbo side event.
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Seed crosses borders to reach farmers everywhere. On Monday in Barcelona, ISF's Coordination Group on Phytosanitary Matters met to advance science-based plant health rules that protect agriculture without disrupting the movement of seed.
bit.ly/4BK7xJu
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Farmers rely on seed being true to its label. On Monday in Barcelona, ISF's Coordination Group on Illegal Seed Practices met to strengthen evidence, enforcement and awareness against counterfeit seed and other illegal practices.
bit.ly/4fC8tqg
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