Organic right from the start – From breeding to the end product.
Where does organic start?
According to the definition of the EU Organic Farming Act, organic seed must be used for organic farming. In most cases, this seed comes from conventionally bred varieties and has only been propagated for one generation under organic conditions. That is not enough! We are of the opinion that organic must start earlier, namely at the breeding stage.
What means organic breeding?
Bio-Züchtung develops open-pollinated organic varieties for the special requirements of organic farming using methods and techniques that are compatible with the principles of organic farming – without genetic engineering!
What is bioverita?
bioverita …
- is a non-profit organisation
- brings together the leading organic breeding initiatives in Europe
- provides lists of varieties from organic breeding that meet bioverita’s definition of organic breeding.
- raises awareness of organic breeding
- collaborates with partners from the fields of breeding, the seed trade, agriculture, nursery businesses, wholesale, direct marketing, the organic food trade and processing businesses within the organic sector to raise awareness of the varieties and promote their cultivation.
Independence from conventional breeding
At present, the organic sector is heavily reliant on varieties derived from conventional breeding. With the deregulation of new genetic engineering techniques, which comes into effect from mid-2028, more and more new varieties will be genetically modified and therefore unsuitable for organic farming.
By using organically bred varieties and purchasing products made from them, you are supporting the independence of organic farming.
Would you also like to get involved in organic breeding? Then get in touch with us.
- INFORMATION BIOFACH 2020
Organic breeding makes the organic sector better and more independent The Organic Breeding Hub shows the current state and the central importance of organic breeding. At the Nuremberg BIOFACH from 12 to 15 February 2020, 12 different organic breeding initiatives will present themselves at the Organic Breeding Hub: It shows what organic breeding has already achieved but also where ... - Visit to Saat:gut e.V.
Annual Meeting 2019 The annual meeting of the Bioverita association took place this year on June 27, 2019 at the organic breeder Heinz-Peter Christiansen from Saat:gut e.V. The breeder audit was also carried out at the same time by the Bioverita Label Commission on June 28th. The breeding site is at Christiansen’s Bioland farm in Esperstoftfeld ... - Ellenberg’s Kartoffelvielfalt has been added as a breeder
Following a successful breeder audit and testing by the Label Commission, we are pleased to announce that we are able to recognize Ellenberg’s Kartoffelvielfalt from Barum, Germany, as a bioverita breeder. At the same time, 5 potato varieties from Ellenberg’s Kartoffelvielfalt were approved for bioverita certification: Blaue Anneliese, Heidemarie, Heiderot, Rote Emmalie and Violetta. “Nature is ... - New projects with Bodan and Terra | Bioverita
New projects for the marketing of vegetable varieties with the bioverita certification in the organic food trade in Germany – Bodan from Überlingen and Terra from Berlin in cooperation with bioverita. After the successful pilot project in autumn 2018 with Rinklin, the natural food wholesaler from Eichstetten, we have found additional marketing partners and built relationships ...
bioverita sees itself as a counterbalance to genetic engineering and the consolidation in the seed industry with fewer and fewer suppliers. The range of organic varieties for organic farming must therefore be increased.
bioverita is always about organic breeding – whether that is vegetables, cereals or coming soon, apples!