ECOBREED: Increasing the Efficiency and Competitiveness of Organic Crop Breeding

The ECOBREED project is coordinated by the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and is carried
out in collaboration with 25 partner organizations representing 15 countries: AT, CN, CZ, DE,
ES, GR, HU, IT, PL, RO, RS, SI, SK, UK and USA.
ECOBREED will improve the availability of seed and varieties suitable for organic and low input
production. Activities will focus on four crop species, selected for their potential contribution
to increase competitiveness of the organic sector: wheat (both common Triticum aestivum
L. and durum Triticum durum L.), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), soybean (Glycine max (L).
Merr), and common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.).