Projects

Some of our work and financing comes from bidding for projects, in particular such projects allow us to carry out independent research, education and dissemination, on farm conservation and seed sharing as well as advocacy and international campaigning.

Our projects are initiated together with our members or international partners with similar aims and objectives, and can take place at the regional, national and international scale.

Have you got a proposal? You can contact us at info@semirurali.net

Ongoing projects

LIVESEED

A European research project to realise the full potential of organic farming through seed that is organic by design

SELIANTHUS

Evolutionary selection and participatory plant breeding of wheat, durum and sunflower suitable for organic agriculture

FAO Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

Implementation within Italy of the ITPGRFA

Tomato participatory breeding: selection

NOvelFArmerCitizen

Technology as enabler of agrobiodiversity conservation in distributed project within Lombardia.

COPASUDI

A project on practical innovation in the cultivation of soybean fodder with an eye on agrobiodiversity, cooperation and agroecological management in low-input systems.

CONSEMI

Strengthening innovative cereal supply chains based on SEEDS adapted to local agro-ecological systems

MIXWHEAT

Evolutionary wheat mixture for climate change adaptation

RESILIENT GRAINS 2.0

Cereal grains biodiversity for adaptation to climate change, phase two

BIOGREEN

Intensive training in organic and biodynamic farming

DYNAVERSITY

On-site biodiversity conservation in the fields and over the supply chain

Orti della Diversità

Set of 29 gardens in Scandicci cultivated with natural methods, associated educational and social initiatives

Completed projects

Evolutionary populations: choosing the best plants

SOLIBAM

Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding and Management

Farm Seed Opportunities

Opportunities for Farm Seed Conservation, Breeding and Production

CERERE

CEreal REnaissance in Rural Europe: embedding diversity in organic and low input food systems

CAPSELLA

An innovation lab for agrobiodiversity

Resiliente Rice

Starting from seed, adapting to climate change

DIVERSIFOOD

Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems

Resiliente Cereals

Diversity in Cereals for Adaptation to Climate Change

ARSIAL – technical improvement and participatory breeding in Lazio

Promoting diversity to innovate agricultural systems

GRAFIS

GRAFIS: GRAni per Filiere Innovative Sostenibili (GRAFIS: GRAni for Innovative Sustainable Supply Chains )