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International Committee Takes on Plan to Develop the Ukrainian Genebank and Secure Its Invaluable Plants and Seeds for the Future

International Committee Takes on Plan to Develop the Ukrainian Genebank and Secure Its Invaluable Plants and Seeds for the Future

NordGen hosted a meeting with the Ukrainian genebank and several international experts to find a way forward for securing Ukraine's plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, which are at risk due to the war. Focus of the...

30 Apr 2024

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“Genetic resources safeguarded in a genebank are useful only if they are accompanied by data that is easy to access and can be trusted,” says Juan Carlos Alarcón, the GRIN-Global Frontrunner, who is pictured here far right with representatives from (L to R) Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. “The management of information is indispensable to safeguard the diversity of our crops. And, more importantly, to make it available to potential users.”“Genetic resources safeguarded in a genebank are useful only if they are accompanied by data that is easy to access and can be trusted,” says Juan Carlos Alarcón, the GRIN-Global Frontrunner, who is pictured here far right with representatives from (L to R) Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. “The management of information is indispensable to safeguard the diversity of our crops. And, more importantly, to make it available to potential users.” Photo: Genebank Platform
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Building Capacity in Collecting and Conserving Crop Wild Relatives

27 Jul 2020

27 Jul 2020

Seed Summit Highlights Need for Genetic Diversity
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Seed Summit Highlights Need for Genetic Diversity

21 Jul 2020

21 Jul 2020

Small scale farms and community groups line the road from Samfya to Mansa and focus on Cassava production for local consumption and to a lesser extent starch export.Small scale farms and community groups line the road from Samfya to Mansa and focus on Cassava production for local consumption and to a lesser extent starch export.
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How To Feed a Growing Global Population in the Midst of a Climate Crisis

16 Jul 2020

16 Jul 2020

Alfalfa, the “queen of the forages”, is one of the most important of livestock feeds. It has excellent nutritional value, and today it is grown in more than 80 countries, including Chile, where our Crop Wild Relatives partners INIA are evaluating plants that have been derived by crossing cultivated alfalfa varieties with wild relatives with the aim to develop types that are adapted to the drought and the cold of this bleak but beautiful austral landscape. Photo: LS Salazar/Crop TrustAlfalfa, the “queen of the forages”, is one of the most important of livestock feeds. It has excellent nutritional value, and today it is grown in more than 80 countries, including Chile, where our Crop Wild Relatives partners INIA are evaluating plants that have been derived by crossing cultivated alfalfa varieties with wild relatives with the aim to develop types that are adapted to the drought and the cold of this bleak but beautiful austral landscape. Photo: LS Salazar/Crop Trust
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Patagonian Farmers Welcome Climate-Resistant Alfalfa

13 Jul 2020

13 Jul 2020

Three big enhancements to Genesys now go beyond such basic passport data: the portal now allows genebanks to publish phenotypic datasets, subsets of accessions, and images.Three big enhancements to Genesys now go beyond such basic passport data: the portal now allows genebanks to publish phenotypic datasets, subsets of accessions, and images.
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Expanding and Improving Genesys

9 Jul 2020

9 Jul 2020

One Thing Underpins the Food System We Need
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One Thing Underpins the Food System We Need

7 Jul 2020

7 Jul 2020

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