Rete Semi Rurali

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

5.25 Fte (11)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

0

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Rete Semi Rurali   (RSR)

    EU Transparency Register

    575023745025-39 First registered on 23 Dec 2021

    Goals / Remit

    Rete Semi Rurali (literally “rural seeds network”) is the Italian Farmers’ Seeds Network. It was established in 2007 to strengthen and coordinate the activities of existing associations involved in issues related to seed systems and sustainable agriculture, and as of today consists of 32 members. The commitment of RSR consists in supporting farmers, both at technical and institutional levels, in the creation and dissemination of self-reliant and sustainable organic farming systems. RSR places seeds at the forefront of such commitment, promoting the idea that each soil needs its own seed and that “alternative” agricultural models - such as organic or biodynamic farming – can work only if based on appropriate and specifically adapted varieties.

    Main EU files targeted

    Through its focus on seeds, RSR promotes a reconnection between a specific territory and agricultural activities, and to this end carries out a research and innovation agenda aimed at restoring and protecting seed biodiversity in close collaboration with farmers, and targeted to their specific agroecological environments and preferences. RSR has accumulated and disseminated valuable experience in methodologies and tools for working with farmers on agricultural biodiversity issues and for assessing and improving local-level seed systems in different European countries.
    RSR is working on agricultural policies, seed marketing regulations, agricultural research policies and AKIS.
    RSR is supporting the implementation of ITPGRFA-FAO at national level and on the promotion of agricultural good practices and sustainable use of agro-biodiversity at national and international level.

    Address

    Head Office
    Piazza Brunelleschi 8
    Scandicci 50018
    ITALY
    EU Office
    Piazza Brunelleschi 8
    Scandicci 50018
    ITALY

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    11

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%10
    25%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    5.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    RSR is member of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity! https://www.liberatediversity.org
    RSR is member of the European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding https://www.eco-pb.org

    Member organisations

    RSR is a network of the following Italian organisations:
    Antica Terra Gentile
    Arcoiris s.r.l.
    Associazione Agricoltori e Allevatori Custodi di Parma
    Associazione Arca Biodinamica
    Associazione Italiana per la Agricoltura Biologica
    Associazione La Piazzoletta
    Associazione La Pimpinella a.p.s
    Associazione per la solidarietà per la campagna italiana (ASCI)
    Associazione per l'Agricoltura Biodinamica
    Associazione Simenza Cumpagnia Siciliana Sementi Contadine
    Associazione Veneta dei Produttori Biologici e Biodinamici
    Centro Sperimentale Autosviluppo - Domusamigas
    Civiltà Contadina O.D.V.
    Coltivare Condividendo
    Comitato verso il Distretto di Economia Solidale della Brianza
    Consorzio della Quarantina
    Consorzio Produttori della Solina d'Abruzzo
    Cooperativa La Terra e il Cielo
    Coordinamento Toscano Produttori Biologici
    Cumparete
    Distretto di Economia Solidale Altro Tirreno
    Diversamentebio
    ETS "Marina Serra"
    Geoponika
    Grani di Tradizione dell'Oltrepò
    Il Forno di Vincenzo O. D. V.
    La Fierucola
    Le Zolle s.r.l.
    Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga
    Seed Vicious
    Seminati
    Terra di Resilienza Cooperativa sociale a r.l.
    Terra!Onlus
    WWOOF Italia - Lavoratori Volontari nelle Fattorie Biologiche

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    576,000€

    Major funding types in closed year

    EU funding, Public financing, Grants

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution Research European Agency (Horizon projects) 110,000€
    Contribution CARIPLO Foundation 55,000€
    Contribution Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze 15,000€
    Contribution Italian Ministry of Agriculture 55,996€
    Contribution Regions Veneto and Toscana 110,863€
    Contribution ARSIAL 25,000€
    Contribution ERASMUS 10,227€

    Other financial info

    We participated to some HORIZON 2020 projects in the past years (e.g. CERERE, DIVERSIFOOD, DYNAVERSITY and LIVESEED).
    We have a triennial agreement with the Italian Ministry of Agriculture on the implementation of the ITPGRFA in Italy.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Routine RSR activities consist of:
     Providing information through a monthly informative newsletter, the Notiziario periodical printed magazine, the website (www.semirurali.net), meetings and publishing of technical and awareness material;
     Training activities based on knowledge exchange programs among farmers, technicians, researchers at regional, national and international, educational pathways with schools and specific vocational training courses;
     Engaging in advocacy to improve seed laws and related frameworks at national (together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Regions) and European level (together with the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity! www.liberatediversity.org);
     RSR works with regional agencies working on research and innovation on agriculture such as ARSIAL (www.arsialweb.it/cms), ASSAM (www.assam.marche.it) and CREA, the largest public agency operating in the field of agriculture with 15 centers in Italy.
     In the last years several organizations have set up collective seed banks and exchange seed networks, RSR has experience on methodologies and tools developed for community seed systems in different European countries (as database solutions of some national Network: RSR, RdS, RSP, PSR). It highlighted in several occasions recommendations and reflections to improve the databases based on the on-farm management of biodiversity and the quality of seeds in community-based seed systems. RSR represents also a seed networks including different stakeholders and gives the opportunity to share information on various experiences related to the construction of a network carrying on seed exchange and proposals for improving the functioning and structure of this kind of networks.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    None declared

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