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Overview

Today’s food and agriculture system faces unprecedented challenges, from climate change to a growing population, and rapidly evolving pests and diseases. Continued innovation in plant breeding and seed variety development are crucial to ensuring long-term economic, social and environmental sustainability. The seed industry is founded on innovation, and innovation is a part of everything we do – from plant breeding and seed treatments, to soil health and habitat restoration. Better seed means better life, for everyone.

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) believes:

  1. The seed industry plays the essential role of developing and providing diverse, locally and broadly adapted, high-quality seed, enabling farmers to both increase agricultural productivity and conserve natural resources.
  2. Continued innovation in seed is critical to support environmental resiliency, ensure global food and nutritional security, and support farmer livelihoods.
  3. The collaborative development of science-based policies – which enable farmer access to seed innovations – is vital to ensuring a sustainable agriculture system.

You can read more about ASTA’s Views on Seed Sector Sustainability here.

Policy Priorities

Seed is a sustainability solution. ASTA and its members are working to ensure that the role of seed is recognized in sustainable agriculture as policies are developed in the public and private sectors at the local, national, and international levels.

  • Seed: A Sustainability Solution
  • ASTA Comments to USDA Request for Public Comment on the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
  • ASTA and Euroseeds Joint Statement on Transatlantic Cooperation

ASTA Resources

Several ASTA committees spearhead sustainability initiatives, in addition to ASTA’s Sustainability Working Group. Read on for their latest activities.

    • Environmental and Conservation Seed
    • Plant Breeding Innovation
    • Seed Treatment & Environment
    • ASTA Views on Sustainability
    • ASTA Guide to Sustainable Seed Production & Operations
    • Sustainability Starts with Seed Infographic

Member & Partner Resources

ASTA engages in relevant coalitions and organizations to ensure that seed is represented in broader food and agriculture policy conversations.

Coalitions/Associations

      • Food & Ag Climate Alliance (FACA)
      • FACA Encouraged by USDA Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative
      • UN Food Systems Summit Principles Document from informal U.S. coalition of food and agriculture associations
      • International Seed Federation engagement on UN FSS

Sustainability Data for Seed

      • A Pipeline Strategy for Grain Crop Domestication
      • Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture
      • Plant Breeding and Rural Development in the United States
      • Plant breeding for harmony between agriculture and the environment
      • Research on cover crops
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