b'TABLE OF CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2022europeanseedFEATURESGerman Dramatic Changes for Agriculture and Seed Sector 06Snapshot: Germanys Political Future 07Creating Varieties in One of the Most Nutritious Vegetables 12Deep Dive: Spinach .16How Plant Breeding Is Enabling the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies .18Aiming for the 25 Per CentPart 2 .26Top 10 Best Read Stories on European Seed During 2021 .32FAO Advocating for Innovative Technologies and New Business Models 34Seed Systems as Enablers to Seed Choice.35Switzerland Sets Example for the Rest of Europe36Learnings From the COVID-19 Crisis for the Seed Sector .40Rising Costs Equal Falling Acres 4312 26DEPARTMENTSEditors Message .04Giant Views: No Science Please, Were Germans .10INSIDERSAdvice from Industry Experts .22Column: Sense, Nonsense and Science24Column: The Risk Corner 30Column: Since You Asked .42Global Seed Watch 44Industry News 4606 In Case You Missed It 48EUROPEAN-SEED.COMIEUROPEAN SEED I 1'