Judith Fehér

    Board member of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity!
     https://liberatediversity.org

    She is a biologist and plant breeder with extensive experience in on-farm agrobiodiversity management, organic seed systems, and value chain development for neglected and underutilized crops. She serves as a deputy board member and international representative of KVANN – Norwegian Seed Savers and has been actively involved in science-policy dialogues at both national and EU levels.
    Fehér played a key role in establishing the Hungarian Organic Multi-Actor Seed Expert Group and has contributed to several European research projects supporting cultivated biodiversity, including Farmers’ Pride, DIVERSIFOOD, DIVINFOOD, and LIVESEEDING. Her work has focused on participatory organic cultivar trials, strengthening on-farm agrobiodiversity management, and integrating biodiversity into food systems.
    She has contributed to EU legislative processes, including as a fee-paid expert for the European Committee of the Regions. She has worked on policy frameworks affecting seed systems, plant genetic resources, and organic agriculture, advocating for farmers’ rights and the recognition of diverse seed networks.
    She is a member of the European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding (ECO-PB) and the IFOAM Organics Europe Working Group on Seeds, promoting resilient seed systems.

    All Sessions by Judith Fehér

    • Day 2: 30 April 2025


    • 12:00  - 12:45

      Moderator: Mariano Iossa, Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project, FiBL - EU, and Mariateresa Lazzaro, Senior Scientist in Plant Breeding for Organic Agriculture at FiBL - Switzerland and Scientific Co-Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project.

      Speakers:

      • Manuela Refolio – Deputy Councillor for Economic Development and Employment with the Rivas Vaciamadrid City Council and Vice President of the Red de Municipios por la Agroecología.
      • Francesco Cagnola – Project Officer for Food Policy at the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Secretariat.
      • Judith Fehér – Board member of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity!.
      • Francesc Arolas – Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Transparency and Good Governance, Human Resources, Citizen Services, Environment and Green Spaces, Public Health, and Consumer Affairs with the Granollers City Council.
      Where
      Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1



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