📢 Save the date: Tomorrow marks the International Day of of Women and Girls in Science! 🧬🧪🔬🚀! Together with our members, we’re excited to highlight the incredible women in the European #seedsector. Their leadership, dedication, and passion for science continue to inspire! 🌱👩‍🔬 Carolina Martín Ramos, Pre-breeder Watermelon, Squash and Beans @RijkZwaan research & breeding station in Spain 🇪🇸, shares how her work contributes to #plantscience: 'Generating knowledge through basic research, occasionally leading to scientific publications, while also sharing insights directly with growers'. #GrowingTheFuture #TalesFromTheField #WomenInScience

🫘🫛 Celebrating #WorldPulsesDay! 💪 Pulses are key to nutrition & biodiversity, enriching our farms, tables & value-added products in significant ways. ↗️ Euroseeds is part of the #LegumeGeneration project, which aims to increase legume production in Europe🌍! 🔍 Learn more about the project ➡️ @LegumeHubEU @FAO

It's ##WorldPulsesDay! 🌱🧆 Peas hold the secret to brewing faster sour beers—no kidding! 🌱🍻 Researchers used field pea sugars to speed up fermentation, creating tart, fruity sours without the ‘beany’ taste. Could pulses be the future of brewing? ℹ️ #GrowingTheFuture #plantbreeding @FAO

Hey, it is #WorldPulsesDay! 🌍🧆 #DYK? Thanks to their high nutritional properties and affordability, they could contribute to global #foodsecurity in the context of an increasing world population. These are not the only benefit these plant-based foods can bring to our society as a whole...Try our quiz to find out more! #GrowingTheFuture #WorldPulsesDay #healthydiets What is the primary environmental benefit of cultivating pulses?

RT @FAO: Pulses are the dried edible seeds of legumes, and if you didn’t know already, they have the potential to transform our agrifood sy…

Fun #FridayFact! 🎉 🌱 Seed you later, alligator! #DYK some seeds can stay dormant for YEARS, waiting for the perfect conditions to sprout? Or that the smallest seed comes from an orchid, as fine as dust? Seeds are tiny powerhouses—full of surprises! 🌾🤩 ℹ️ #GrowingTheFuture #seedpower #plantbreeding

🌱European Framework Programmes (FPs) have been boosting R&I activity growth in Europe for the past 20 years! A report recently released by @Plant_ETP analyses trends in R&I funding for plant breeding from FP7 through Horizon 2020 and the first half of Horizon Europe. From rising funding to innovative methods like #NGTs and #GM, plant breeding has seen highs and lows in the EU’s research landscape. Among the key findings the report highlights that when it comes to plant breeding, the funding growth is slow.... It's time for a strategic boost! 🌾📈 Read more ℹ️ #GrowingTheFuture #plantbreeding #RI #agrifood

RT @FAO: Pulses are __________. Share the first 3 words you find in the comments below 👇 #WorldPulsesDay #LovePulses

'I got into plant breeding by accident—I just wanted to work outside!' Clare Moscrop, Wheat Breeding Assistant at @DSVUKSEEDS DSV United Kingdom Ltd tells us how a job search led her to a summer role in wheat breeding, and how from that moment she never looked back. Thanks to an incredible female mentor, Clare is now working to breed climate-resilient wheat for the future. 🌾💪 ©DSV A big THANK YOU to the British Society of Plant Breeders @_seedinnovation for sharing this story with us! 🙏 Stay tuned for other interesting #seedsector stories! 👀🌱 #GrowingTheFuture #WomenInScience #TalesFromTheField #plantbreeding

🚨 Urgent action needed to secure the UK’s food supply as climate change, tariffs, and global instability threaten food security, warns a new report. Decisive action needs to be taken to transform our food systems in order to prevent food crises. 🌱🌍 #Plantbreeding is part of the solution: More info about the report hereℹ️ #GrowingTheFuture #foodsecurity #plantbreeding

Good seed is fundamental to agricultural production, as the seed quality is one of the factors that determine the quality of the product. 🌱🌾 That is why, it is important to ensure that seed markets remain competitive & innovative. #GrowingTheFuture

Speaking about public affairs and advocacy for the seed sector Alessia Cogliandro, Head of Governmental Affairs at @KWS_Group clarifies that "It's not about persuasion; it's about sharing insights from our research and daily work. MEPs need a balanced perspective to decide." 🌍 🇪🇺 🌱 #GrowingTheFuture #TalesFromTheField #seedsector #plantbreeding

As an Advanced Scientist at @KWS_Group, Ariana Valdés Velazquez shares what is the most important professional contribution science brings to the #agrifood sector: "to be able to look inside of plants and understand how they work is incredible. With this knowledge we contribute to the ability of plant breeders to develop new varieties that perfectly match the needs of farmers and consumers". #GrowingTheFuture #TalesFromTheField #WomenInScience #plantbreeding

Looks like there's no match for this new Kentucky bluegrass! 🔥❌ 'Matchless,' WSU’s latest variety, offers higher yields without the need for field burning—making it a win for growers and the environment. 🌱🌍 ℹ️ #GrowingTheFuture

Yesterday was #WorldWetlandsDay! 🏞️ #DYK? Human-made wetlands allow us to produce rice for 3.5 billion people. #Plantbreeding is #GrowingTheFuture by allowing efficient resource use. 🌱🌾 ℹ️ #foodsecurity #biodiversity #climateresilience

#DYK? NC State researchers trace the Irish potato famine pathogen '𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘴' back to the Andes, not Mexico. Understanding its origins could help fight late-blight disease today! 🌍🥔🔬 Read more ➡️ #GrowingTheFuture #planthealth #plantbreeding