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From One Breeder’s Vision to a Global Legacy

With 170 years of independence, KWS combines scientific expertise, long-term thinking and farmer partnerships to...
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Europe

CRISPR Study Unlocks Precision Chromosome Editing in Wheat

IPK researchers used CRISPR/Cas to reduce or remove chromosomes in wheat and other large-genome plants...
Europe

Why Costa Rica Is Attracting Global Seed Investment and R&D

Costa Rica is a leading hub for seed innovation, offering regulatory stability, diverse microclimates and...
Europe

Legume Generation Project Aims to Boost Legume Breeding and Protein Crop Performance in Europe

Legume Generation aims to strengthen European legume breeding through breeder-led innovation, addressing yield gaps, underinvestment,...
Europe

20 Most Promising Young Plant Breeders in Europe 2026

Seed World Europe’s April 2026 edition highlights the 20 Most Promising Young Plant Breeders in...
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Europe

Defining Seed and Food Security

Food security is understood differently across cultures, with China prioritizing it as a core national...
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Europe

Euroseeds NextGen Forum 2026 Connects Students with Seed Sector Careers

The Euroseeds NextGen Forum 2026 in Valencia connects young researchers with seed industry leaders to...
Europe

Supporting Genebanks: Enlightened Self Interest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let’s Talk: Biologicals Are Gaining Ground

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

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

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

Climate-Ready Wheat Could Secure Future Pasta Production

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

For The Love of Carbs

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

Study Finds Crops Store Wastewater Drugs Mainly in Leaves

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

How Biotechnology Could Save the Banana

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

Soil Microbes Help Suppress Crop Diseases, Global Study Finds

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

Study Finds No Clear Link Between GMOs and Health Risks

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

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

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

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

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

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

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

The Invisible Leak in the Seed Sector

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

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

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

Biological Seed Treatments: Innovation, Regulation and Market Expansion

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

Selling Abundance in a World Addicted to Scarcity

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

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

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

Dirty Ships, Lifted Embargoes and the Hidden Power of Grain

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

Large-Scale DNA Variants Drive Cucumber History, Study Finds

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

Harnessing Technology to Protect the World’s Crop Diversity

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

New Research Reveals Camelina’s Climate Adaptation Potential

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

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

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

Why Does Advocacy Matter for the EU Seed Sector?

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

The Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform Extends to Ornamental and Fruit Crops

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

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

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

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

Modern watermelon breeding has evolved from boosting yield and sweetness to optimizing the entire value...
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Up to 40% of U.S. Food Never Gets Eaten. The Pressure Starts at Seed

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