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Supporting Genebanks: Enlightened Self Interest

April 10, 2026
Niels Louwaars

Genebanks are essential public infrastructure that conserve crop diversity and support breeders, food security, and...

Watermelon Breeding Under Pressure: What Growers and Breeders Are Up Against

April 8, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Watermelon breeding faces growing pressure from climate change, disease threats, limited crop protection, and complex...

CIMMYT Scientist Receives Africa Region Food Security Leadership Award for MLN Work

April 6, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

In Nairobi, African scientists, regulators and seed leaders recognized Suresh L.M. with the Africa Region...

Ukraine’s Seed Sector During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Production, Exports and EU Integration

April 2, 2026
Siuzana Grygorenko – Executive Director of the Seed Association of Ukraine

Ukraine’s seed sector faces disruption from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including energy shortages, mined...

Let’s Talk: Biologicals Are Gaining Ground

April 1, 2026
Seed World Staff

Seed World Europe’s Petar Madjarac, Head of Business Development, EMEA, and Editorial Director Marcel Bruins...

CPVR Evaluation: A Key Moment for the Future of Plant Variety Protection in Europe

March 31, 2026
Francesca Garbato

The European Commission’s review of Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) legislation offers a key opportunity...

Climate-Ready Wheat Could Secure Future Pasta Production

March 27, 2026
Seed World Staff

Researchers from Skoltech, CIMMYT, Italy’s Research Center for Cereal and Industrial Crops, and global partners...

For The Love of Carbs

March 25, 2026
Joe Schwarcz - Seed World Columnist

Carbohydrates are diverse compounds central to energy, industry, and biology, from sugars and starches to...

Study Finds Crops Store Wastewater Drugs Mainly in Leaves

March 23, 2026
Seed World Staff

A Johns Hopkins study found that crops irrigated with treated wastewater, including tomatoes, carrots, and...

How Biotechnology Could Save the Banana

March 19, 2026
Simon Maechling - Innovation Manager at Bayer Crop Science.

Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) is devastating banana crops across Africa, threatening food security for over...

Soil Microbes Help Suppress Crop Diseases, Global Study Finds

March 18, 2026
Seed World Staff

A global study has mapped plant pathogen hotspots and found that healthier, more diverse soils...

Study Finds No Clear Link Between GMOs and Health Risks

March 17, 2026
Seed World Staff

A new review of global health data and decades of scientific research found no consistent...

New Gene Discovery Could Help Breed Hardier, Higher-yielding Faba Beans

March 12, 2026
Seed World Staff

Faba bean, an ancient high-protein crop and sustainable European soy alternative, may soon become more...

Square Wheels and Round Thinking: Why AI in Agribusiness Starts with First Principles

March 12, 2026
Dawn Ius - Seed World Associate Editor

AI consultant Robert Newcombe urges farmers to challenge tradition and use artificial intelligence to rethink...

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

March 11, 2026
Seed World Staff

Geir Pollestad, Norwegian MP and former agriculture minister, has nominated the Svalbard Global Seed Vault...

The Invisible Leak in the Seed Sector

March 10, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Illegal seed reproduction is quietly distorting Europe’s vegetable seed markets. New data from the Anti-Infringement...

Let’s Talk: A Critical Moment for New Genomic Techniques in Europe

March 6, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Europe is edging closer to a major milestone on New Genomic Techniques. In this Seed...

Biological Seed Treatments: Innovation, Regulation and Market Expansion

March 4, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Biological seed treatments are rapidly advancing across global agriculture, driven by innovation, regulatory shifts and...

Selling Abundance in a World Addicted to Scarcity

March 2, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Part 2 explores Hidde Boersma’s techno-optimistic vision for sustainable agriculture, highlighting WePlanet, ecomodernism, CRISPR, land...

Early Release of EuroBlight Blight Monitoring Results for the 2025 Potato Crop

February 26, 2026
Seed World Staff

EuroBlight’s first 2025 potato season results show Europe’s late blight population remains dominated by the...

Dirty Ships, Lifted Embargoes and the Hidden Power of Grain

February 25, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

This article examines how climate-driven famine and uninspected grain trade helped spread the Black Death,...

Large-Scale DNA Variants Drive Cucumber History, Study Finds

February 23, 2026
Seed World Staff

A new Nature Genetics study led by Boyce Thompson Institute’s Zhangjun Fei reveals that large...

Harnessing Technology to Protect the World’s Crop Diversity

February 19, 2026
Seed World Staff

The Crop Trust has launched Securing Our Seeds (SOS), a USD 2 million Google.org-backed initiative...

New Research Reveals Camelina’s Climate Adaptation Potential

February 19, 2026
Seed World Staff

EU-funded UNTWIST research shows camelina (Camelina sativa) could help climate-proof agriculture as heatwaves and droughts...

CO₂ and Crops: The Yield Driver EU Policy Rarely Talks About

February 13, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Satellite data reveal rising CO₂ has significantly boosted crop yields, especially wheat, more than many...

Why Does Advocacy Matter for the EU Seed Sector?

February 10, 2026
César Gonzalez - Manager of Public Affairs at Euroseeds

This column explains the long-term nature of EU agricultural policymaking and the essential role of...

The Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform Extends to Ornamental and Fruit Crops

February 9, 2026
Hélène Guillot - Managing Director of the ACLP

After three years, the Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP) has expanded to include ornamental, fruit,...

Europe Can’t Afford to Fall Behind: Jessica Polfjärd on the EU’s NGT Turning Point

February 6, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Europe’s new agreement on New Genomic Techniques marks a turning point for plant breeding and...

Watermelon in the Lab and the Field: Breeding the Perfect Bite

February 4, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Modern watermelon breeding has evolved from boosting yield and sweetness to optimizing the entire value...

EU–UK SPS Chapter Negotiations: The Seed Trade Reset We Can’t Afford to Botch

February 2, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

After years of post-Brexit disruption, EU–UK SPS negotiations offer a critical chance to simplify seed...

What’s Wrong With International Governance These Days?

February 1, 2026
Niels Louwaars – Seed World Columnist

International agreements born in the 1990s era of globalization shaped trade, climate, and biodiversity governance...

The Future of IP in the Regulation of NGTs

January 29, 2026
Jocelyn Bosse

The EU has reached a provisional agreement on New Genomic Techniques regulation, classifying Category 1...

Plant Breeding Innovation Clears Next Hurdle for EU NGT Framework

January 28, 2026
Seed World Staff

Euroseeds welcomes the ENVI committee’s strong approval of the NGT Regulation compromise text, moving the...

Seeds of Change, Part II – Breeding, Footprints and Future Pathways

January 28, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

In Part 2 of Seed World Europe’s Seeds of Change series, leaders from Bayer, Semillas...

ISF Papers Outline a Roadmap for Climate-Resilient, High-Yield Agriculture

January 25, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Sustainability in agriculture starts with seed, argue Ben Rivoire and Khaoula Belhaj-Fragnière of the International...

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