Cultivating Knowledge: Participation of UNSAM’s Secondary School in the Participatory Breeding of Creole Tomatoe

As part of the “Food Sovereignty” course-project taught in the 6th year of UNSAM’s Escuela Secundaria Técnica, we worked with the students to explore the concept of food sovereignty as the right of peoples to define their own policies and strategies for food production, distribution, and consumption, while respecting the environment and biodiversity. In class, we reflected on how this principle is (or isn’t) manifested in our neighborhood: what foods we consume, how we access them, and what obstacles we face in ensuring safe, healthy, and sustainable nutrition.

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Visit to the “Las Magnolias” Experimental Field at UNNOBA

On Tuesday, April 15, we visited the “Las Magnolias” experimental field of the National University of the Northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNNOBA), located in Junín. A comparative maize trial is currently being carried out there as part of the Evaluation Network that Bioleft has been supporting for several years. This network aims to generate agronomic information collaboratively, promoting the use of open-pollinated varieties and encouraging more diverse, open, and resilient seed systems.

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Bioleft participated in the Organic Seed Growers Conference in the United States

From February 26 to March 1, 2025, a new edition of the Organic Seed Growers Conference was held in Corvallis, Oregon (USA), one of the world’s most important gatherings on organic seeds and agroecology. The event brought together farmers, plant breeders, researchers, grassroots organizations, and activists from around the globe to share experiences, build networks, and discuss the future of seeds

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