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Europe

Global Seed Sector Progress in Focus in ISF Annual Report 2025

The International Seed Federation’s Annual Report 2025 highlights progress across the global seed sector, including...
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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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Latin America

Argentina Revises GMO Regulations to Boost Innovation in Agriculture

Argentina’s revised GMO regulations aim to accelerate agricultural innovation by simplifying approval processes for experimental...
AI, Plant breeder, plants, science
U.S.

How AI Accelerates the Crop Breeding Cycle

AI-powered imaging and high-throughput phenotyping are changing how crop breeders collect and analyze field data....
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Latin America

Argentina revisa la normativa sobre OMG para impulsar la innovación en la agricultura

La actualización de las regulaciones sobre OGM en Argentina busca acelerar la innovación agrícola al...
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Latin America

Peru’s New Gene-Editing Guidelines Could Boost Crop Innovation

Peru’s new gene-editing guidelines create a clearer regulatory path for crops developed with tools like...
DNA, agriculture
Latin America

Nuevas directrices de edición genética en Perú podrían impulsar la innovación agrícola

Las nuevas directrices de edición genética en Perú crean una ruta regulatoria más clara para...
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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...
U.S.

Why the “Magic Microbe” Mindset May be Holding Biologicals Back 

Biologicals are booming in agriculture. Investment is pouring into the sector and hundreds of companies...

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...
U.S.

Scientists Map the Genetic Diversity of Soybean’s Most Damaging Pest

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed the first soybean cyst nematode pangenome, revealing...
Canada

Canada’s Crop Breeding System Faces a Turning Point

Groups like the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition say clearer funding models, shared infrastructure and long-term...
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...
U.S.

What’s Next in Corn Genetics? Corteva’s Plan for 2026 and Beyond

2025’s record-breaking 17-billion-bushel U.S. corn crop reinforced the shift happening in the conversation around corn...

Europe

Biological Seed Treatments: Innovation, Regulation and Market Expansion

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

Paraná Study Shows Productivity Gains with Soybean Co-Inoculation

A Paraná study by Embrapa Soja and IDR-Paraná shows soybean seed co-inoculation delivers consistent productivity...
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Europe

Study Links eccDNA to Rapid Plant Stress Resistance

Scientists at Rothamsted and Clemson University have unified fragmented research to show that extrachromosomal circular...
U.S.

Can We Breed a Safer Peanut?

Can peanut breeding reduce allergen proteins without sacrificing performance? Clemson scientists are stacking genetics 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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Latin America

New Review Advances Precision Gene Insertion in Corn

A new review highlights advances in precision gene insertion in corn, focusing on site-specific transgene...
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Europe

Genebanks from Africa, Asia and Europe Safeguard Crops in Svalbard

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its first 2026 deposit, securing 7,864 seed samples from...
Drought after flood in soy bean field with cracked land
Latin America

Chilean Research Identifies Molecular “Switch” Behind Plant Drought Resilience

Chilean researchers report a molecular “switch” that helps plants balance growth and drought survival. Published...
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Europe

From Kernel to Code: Apply to the InnovAction Stage 2026

Euroseeds is launching the InnovAction Stage 2026—calling visionary start-ups and public–private partnerships to showcase game-changing...
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Latin America

Investigación chilena identifica un mecanismo molecular que impulsa la resiliencia de las plantas a la sequía

Investigadores chilenos describen un “interruptor” molecular que ayuda a las plantas a equilibrar crecimiento y...
Latin America

Brazil at the Forefront of AI-Driven Soybean Yield Prediction

Brazil leads AI-driven soybean yield prediction by applying transfer learning. Researchers adapted a U.S.-trained model...
Latin America

Brasil a la vanguardia de la predicción del rendimiento de la soja basada en IA

Brasil lidera la predicción del rendimiento de soja impulsada por IA mediante aprendizaje por transferencia....
Smart greenhouse with young plant illuminated by digital data streams, symbolizing innovation, AI technology, sustainability, and eco-friendly agriculture for modern farming and future food production
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...
U.S.

Designed to Burn: Breeding Superhot Peppers

Ed Currie, inventor of the Carolina Reaper, has built a legacy breeding the hottest of...
U.S.

From Field to Fire: How Hot is Hot?

Superhot peppers take awhile to develop. The Scoville Scale is a great tool to know...
Latin America

Advancing Gene-Edited Potatoes to Cut Post-Harvest Losses

Gene-edited potatoes developed by Chile’s INIA show significantly reduced post-harvest browning, helping cut food losses...
Latin America

Avances en la edición genética de patatas para reducir las pérdidas poscosecha

Papas editadas genéticamente desarrolladas por el INIA de Chile presentan una reducción significativa del pardeamiento...
U.S.

Why Vegetable Seed Companies Can’t Afford To Move Slow Anymore 

New tools, platforms and ownership models are reshaping the seed industry, but real progress comes...
Latin America

Chile Advances Regulatory Clarity for New Plant Breeding Technologies in Agriculture

Chile’s Ministry of Agriculture, through SAG, proposed a resolution to formalize the technical procedure used...
Panoramic view of the Catalan village of Suchs in Lleida, surrounded by farmland and fields
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...
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Crop Microbiome Study Shows Plants Select Microbes

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Euroseeds Raises EUDR Concerns for Soybean Seeds

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Agri-Food Sector Seeks Strategic Role in EU Fund

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