About > Who we are Who we are Euroseeds is the voice of the European seed sector. We therefore represent the interests of those active in research, breeding, production and marketing of seeds of agricultural, horticultural and ornamental plant species. Today, Euroseeds, with more than 36 national member associations from EU Members States and beyond, represents several thousand seed businesses, as well 67 direct company members, including from seed related industries. Mission Euroseeds’ mission is to engage, on behalf of its members, with all relevant European decision makers in order to represent their interests and to contribute to a: fair and proportionate regulation of the European seed sector; freedom of choice for customers (farmers, growers, industry, consumers) in supplying seeds as a result of innovative, diverse technologies and production methods; effective protection of intellectual property rights relating to plants and seeds History Euroseeds, at that time ESA, was founded in November 2000 when four former European seed associations and individual seed companies joined into one single Europe-wide organization representing the entire European seed sector. Each association – COSEMCO (Seed Trade founded in 1961), ASSOPOMAC (Potato Breeders in 1964), AMUFOC (Forage Seed Production in 1970), and COMASSO (Plant Breeders in 1977) – represented important parts of the plant breeding, seed production and marketing chain. In 1998, these associations established a first joint organisational structure as a platform for common activities before fully merging into ESA in 2000. By Royal Decree of 2nd April 2002, Euroseeds, at that time ESA, has been granted the legal status of a non-profit International Association (AISBL) following Belgian Law. Transparency Euroseeds is registered on the Joint EU Commission and Parliament Transparency Register under Registration number 11362308587-10. Euroseeds Seed Sector brochure View Learn more about the european seed sector Drivers of food security Thanks to plant breeding, wheat harvests have increased by over 22 ml ton in the EU since 2000. That’s enough for 32 bn loaves of bread.* *Source: HFFA Research GmbH (2016), The economic, social and environmental value of plant breeding in the European Union, HFFA Research Paper Read more Team Read more Board Read more Members Read more Media Kit Read more Ethics Read more HOME ABOUT NEWS KEY TOPICS RESOURCES CONTACT CONGRESS SEEDING BENEFITS Avenue des Arts 52, 1000 Brussels, Belgium secretariat@euroseeds.eu +32 2 743 28 60 @Euroseeds Privacy Policy Cookie Notice Website by DIGITAG