Seed Sector 2045: Future of Plant Breeding in Europe
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New Seed Development Map Could Improve Crop Yield

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Europe

New Pipeline Targets Fungicide Discovery in Wheat

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Europe

How Soil Fungi Could Help Crops Need Less Fertilizer

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Europe

European Agri-Food Coalition Backs NGT Compromise

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GridScore NEXT Speeds Up Plant Breeding Research

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Europe

Ukraine’s New GM Traceability Law Takes Shape

Canada

ISTA 2026: Seed Testing’s Biggest Annual Event is Heading to Calgary

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Europe

3D-Printed Technology Sheds Light on Fungal Highways in Wheat Crops

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Europe

European Commission Proposes Fertiliser Action Plan for Farmers

Europe

Euroseeds 2026 Preview: Policy, Innovation & Global Stakes

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Europe

Why Plant Breeding Persistence Matters in Seeds

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Europe

AI Model Predicts Tomato Virus Severity With 100% Accuracy

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They Went on Vacation and Bought a Seed Company?! | The Fusion Seed Story

Europe

New Discovery Reveals How Crops Detect Stress and Disease

Europe

WSC26: The Race for Faster Seed Innovation is Driving Companies to Chile

Europe

Michael Keller Honoured with Global Unity Award in Lisbon

Europe

WSC26: Seed’s Future Depends on Food System Thinking

Europe

WSC26: ISF Secretary General on the Future of the Global Seed Sector

Europe

Seed World Announces Winner of €10,000 Advertising Prize 

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Europe

Rothamsted Launches UK’s First Field Trial Under New PBO Rules

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Europe

European Commission Adopts Fertiliser Action Plan to Support Farmers and Strengthen EU Supply Security

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Europe

Putting Concerns About Glyphosate into Perspective

Europe

ISF Awards Lifetime Honorary Membership to ANPROS Director Mario Schindler

Europe

Scientists Decode Crop Stress Signals Linked to Climate Resilience

The International Seed Federation (ISF) has launched new voluntary guidelines to help seed companies, growers, and suppliers strengthen social rights and ethical practices in seed production. Released at the ISF World Seed Congress 2026, the guidance covers labor rights, health and safety, responsible sourcing, environmental protection, and human rights, aligning with international standards and supporting continuous improvement across the global seed sector.
Europe

ISF Launches New Global Guidelines on Social Rights and Ethical Seed Production

Greg MacDonald, Dan Wright and Madeleine Baerg discuss why Canada is attracting global seed innovation investment at World Seed Congress 2026.
Canada

Canada Makes Its Case to Global Seed Investors

Europe

Unauthorized Plant Variety Propagation Faces Legal Crackdown After Spanish Court Rulings

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Europe

CIMMYT and John Innes Centre Partnership Advances Wheat Research and Disease Surveillance

Seed World’s €10,000 free advertising giveaway at World Seed Congress
Europe

Win €10,000 in Free Advertising at World Seed Congress

Global seed sector leader and ISF president Lorena Basso
U.S.

Lorena Basso Steps Up in the Global Seed Sector

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Europe

Tunisia Sequences Ancient Durum Wheat Varieties to Boost Climate Resilience

Europe

Biotech Just Hit Fast Forward. Is Europe’s Seed Sector Ready?

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U.S.

Where Gene Editing in Agriculture Meets Consumer Value

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U.S.

Why Portugal Matters to the Global Seed Sector

Fusarium ear blight, Fusarium head blight, FHB, or scab, is a fungal disease of cereals: wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale. FEB is caused by a range of Fusarium fungi, which reducing grain yield
Europe

Breakthrough Crop Research Creates Fusarium-Resistant Wheat Hybrids

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Europe

Scientists Build First Watermelon Super-Pangenome to Advance Crop Breeding

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