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Native Tyrolean Cereal Varieties

They are a treasure that is becoming increasingly valuable for grain cultivation in times of global warming: Native Tyrolean Cereal Varieties. The Tyrolean Environmental Ombudsoffice coordinates and supports the cultivation of these crop varieties.

 

We offer tyrolean organic farmers

→ Help with the purchase of seeds
→ Expense allowance
→ Annual networking- and training event

 

Contact

Stefanie Suchy
E-Mail: s.suchy@tiroler-umweltanwaltschaft.gv.at
Mobil: +43 676 88508 82390

 

The Project

All started about 15 years ago – organic farmers from the Wipptal (valley in Tyrol) breathed new life into the native cereal variety Obernberger Schwarzhafer. Seeds from the Tyrolean gene bank formed the starting capital for further propagation. In ancient times Obernberger Schwarzhafer was grown to provide fodder for the traditionally horse driven trade over the Brenner pass. In the meantime several organic farmers harvest this almost forgotten black oat and even other native Tyrolean cereal varieties.

PDF Folder (German)

PDF Infoblatt “Getreidefelder sind Lebensräume!” (German)

 

Direct marketers Organic farms 25/26

PDF Direktvermarkter 25/26 (German)

 

Networking and training meeting, 6 March 2025

A total of around 90 participants were present on site (Weitau Agricultural College) and via live online transmission.

PDF Zusammenfassung aller Fachvorträge (German)

PDF “Alte Tiroler Getreidesorten – Bericht 2024” (Stefanie Suchy, Projektleitung Tiroler Umweltanwaltschaft) (German)

PDF “Segetalflora fördern – Erfahrungen aus Deutschland” (Stefan Meyer, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) (German)

PDF “Blüten.Reich” (Stefanie Pontasch, Projektleitung Tiroler Umweltanwaltschaft) (German)

PDF “Saatgut und alte Landsorten” (Christian Partl, Genbank des Landes Tirol) (German)

PDF “Getreideanbau-Aktivitäten des Landesverbandes für Obst- und Gartenkultur Vorarlberg” (Renate Moosbrugger und Peter Klaus Gmeiner) (German)

PDF “Entwicklung der Bio-Landwirtschaft in Tirol” (Joachim Pittracher, Landwirtschaftskammer Tirol) (German)

 

Native Varieties

Native cereal varieties and old breeds are robust and even grow on less intensive sites. Compared to modern varities the harvest volume is significantly lower. In harsh mountain regions the native tyrolean cereal varieties score with yield security.

PDF Sorten-Steckbriefe (German)

 

Projectpartners

Genbank der Tiroler Landesregierung
BIO vom BERG
Bio Austria
Edelbrennerei Kostenzer
Joseph Brot

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