Introduction and Overview › Glossary for the Networking Language · 2 min read
A breeder develops, maintains, or propagates varieties, breeds, or cultures and makes them available to farms, businesses, and communities.
Breeders are at the beginning of the responsibility chain. Producers build on their work.
Breeders can include, among others:
Many farms are both at the same time: breeders and producers.
In the TEIKEI Network, breeders belong to the same category as farms and producers. Breeding is the first step, followed by cultivation and production.
Experience flows back as well: What farms experience in cultivation, in the barn, and in processing helps breeders further develop varieties, breeds, and cultures.
Breeders can be supported long-term by the entire network: through a minimal basic cost contribution that members pay monthly and that goes to the breeders.
Breeders develop, maintain, and propagate the living material that farms and businesses work with.
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Created on October 10, 2026 · Last updated on October 11, 2026
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