Irish Seed Savers Association CLG ISSA
Type of Organization: Non-governmental organization
Areas of work: Agricultural and rural legislation, Agroecology, Education, Food and nutrition, Food systems
Region: Europe and Central Asia
Country: Ireland
Description:
Irish Seed Savers Association's mission is to carry on the preservation and saving of open pollinated heritage vegetable seed and fruit tree varieties; to cultivate and research food varieties of plant material, to provide training programmes on horticulture and biodiversity; to produce seed and fruit trees and make them available to the Irish and international community; to save as wide a spectrum [as possible] of food plant genetic resources for future generations. We carry this out by carrying out the following: (a) Protect, conserve, research and utilise seed, grain, vegetable and fruit varieties. (b) Increase awareness, provide education, and promote the benefits of: - Agricultural genetic resources - Biodiversity - Open pollenated seed saving (c) Be a working example of successful agricultural conservation by growing and distributing Irish grown seed and fruit varieties.
Irish Seed Savers Association's mission is to carry on the preservation and saving of open pollinated heritage vegetable seed and fruit tree varieties; to cultivate and research food varieties of plant material, to provide training programmes on horticulture and biodiversity; to produce seed and fruit trees and make them available to the Irish and international community; to save as wide a spectrum [as possible] of food plant genetic resources for future generations. We carry this out by carrying out the following: (a) Protect, conserve, research and utilise seed, grain, vegetable and fruit varieties. (b) Increase awareness, provide education, and promote the benefits of: - Agricultural genetic resources - Biodiversity - Open pollenated seed saving (c) Be a working example of successful agricultural conservation by growing and distributing Irish grown seed and fruit varieties.