📌Pest prevention in action. Thanks to the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP), IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention and partners are empowering 🌍African countries with digital 🪲🪰pest surveillance tools to protect agriculture and boost trade. 🎥 Watch: tinyurl.com/mkt7mdeu #PlantHealth

🤔 What do Europeans think about NGT-derived food? 🎤 Prof. Jan Pokrivcak shared insights from a 5-country survey: 💡 Just 9% know NGTs. 🧠 Openness is higher among young, educated consumers. 🥦 Health, price & environment drive acceptance. 📣 Industry wants clear communication.

🔍 How to build trust in New Genomic Techniques (#NGTs)? Xenia Schneider, XPRO Consulting Ltd., shared GeneBEcon’s roadmap & 6 TAPs—SMART, stakeholder-driven actions to tackle misinformation, manage change & align with EU goals. 👉 genebecon.eu/2025/06/27/tra…

🧬 Gene editing = stronger, smarter canola 🌾 University of Guelph scientists are boosting yields by 35%, improving heat/drought tolerance, and enhancing stem strength using maize genes and CRISPR ➡️ tinyurl.com/524asnnf #GrowingTheFuture #geneediting #CRISPR

Fun #FridayFact! 🎉 🐞 #DYK? Some plants give off scents that lady beetles can’t resist! 🌿 Chinese scientists found 4 plant-emitted odours including 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘭 𝘫𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦, that attract 𝘏𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘢, a helpful insect with a big appetite

🎂 Happy birthday #GregorMendel, the father of modern genetics! 🧬 His pea plant experiments laid the groundwork for the science of #plantbreeding. 🌱 But what do his principles mean for today’s plant breeders? We asked #Euroseeds members 👉 tinyurl.com/4wxaua6f

Today is #BelgianNationalDay! 🇧🇪 🍻🍫🍟🧇🏰🎷 #DYK? Belgium produces 220,000 T of #chocolate annually, with an average consumption of 22 kg per person and Brussels National Airport is the world's top chocolate-selling spot! More facts at ▶️ tinyurl.com/ac9ynefm

They made rice immune to disease! 🍚🔬 Using #CRISPR, scientists at UC Davis created a rice variety that resists rice blast fungus and gives 5x more yield!🌍🌾 👉 Potential next: wheat and other staple crops. ℹ️ tinyurl.com/29vxuanw #GrowingTheFuture #NBTs

"..in light of climate change, sustainability and food security, Europe urgently needs a science-based, fit-for-purpose legal framework to govern NGT plants and products to strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of EU agriculture and supply chains." thepoultrysite.com/news/2025/07/a…

Ready to co-design the future of agrifood systems? 🌱 Join the Science & Innovation Forum 2025 and be part of the transformation. 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/xkWsRK8 #SIF2025 #AgInnovation #LeaveNoOneBehind FAO Chief Scientist World Food Forum

Summer = holiday? Not for farmers. ☀️👨‍🌾 While many of us relax, farmers are working long hours to harvest crops or care for animals, every single day. 🌾🐄 No breaks, no pause. Digital tools are helping but there is more to do! ℹ️ tinyurl.com/2w5psfhj #GrowingTheFuture

We've used up nature's yearly budget. 🌍 #EarthOvershootDay reminds us we need change. 🔬 Plant breeding helps grow more using less: 🌾 Less water 🌿 Fewer inputs ☀️ More resilience Innovation in agriculture = hope for the planet. #GrowingTheFuture #plantbreeding

Fun #FridayFact! 🎉 Stop and smell the… evolution? 🌸 Modern roses are more than just pretty petals, they are a product of 30 million years of natural change and centuries of human selection. 👨‍🌾🌹 From ancient yellow blooms to today’s scented showstoppers, it’s all in their

🌱 New Wageningen U&R study: plant roots grow up to 30% longer when soil is slightly warmer and drier! This synergy helps plants better access to water and nutrients, which key for climate resilience. ℹ️ tinyurl.com/4p7mvrsv #GrowingTheFuture

Today is World #NatureConservationDay! 🏞️ 🌱 #DYK? The world contains around 423,000 plant species on land. Of the 7,039 known plant species that are edible, 11% are threatened with extinction. #Plantbreeding can be part of the solution to tackling #climatechange by developing

Meet & greet #Euroseeds2025 partners 🌱 Visit our bronze partner Bayer | Crop Science and learn how they provide tailored solutions for farmers to plant, grow and protect their harvests using less land, water and energy. 👉 bayer.com/en/agriculture #GrowingTheFuture

🌱 Our planet is our oldest friend. This #FriendshipDay, let’s give back: 💚Conserve crop diversity ♻️Share seeds fairly 🌍Support Climate Action #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed @FAOClimate @Croptrust UN Biodiversity International Seed Federation CGIAR Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT WFO @IRRI International Potato Center

🌱 Euroseeds warmly welcomes the European Commission' s #HorizonEU 2028–2034 proposal and its strong focus on #biotechnology, #agriculture and #bioeconomy. With a €175B budget and integration into the EU Competitiveness Fund, #HorizonEU has great potential to boost innovation 🌍 We