This project oversaw the collection of cereals, grain, and legume crop genepools in Spain. Twenty-two (22) accessions of oat, 12 accessions of barley, 50 accessions of grass pea, 22 accessions of…
This project with the Field Crops Research Institute, Viet Nam evaluated 200 rice accessions for tolerance to drought and salinity and resistance to brown plant hopper and bacteria blight. The…
This project helped the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (ICTA) in Guatemala to update its genebank information systems. This activity was largely comprised of upgrades to computer…
This project supported the collection and conservation of wild relatives of 10 eggplant accessions, 5 accessions of finger millet, 15 accessions of pearl millet, 5 accessions of sorghum, 32…
This project identified 42 populations of bean, 73 populations of rice, and 45 populations of potato for the collection of crop wild relatives. The bean, rice, and potato seeds were shared with CIAT,…
This project supported the collection of rice landraces in Central African Republic (CAR). The main concern in CAR is that the diffusion and adoption of improved varieties could lead to a decline of…
This project supported an assessment of the International Potato Center's (CIP) need, suitability, applicability, and ease of conversion to GRIN-Global, a genebank management information system.
This project supported the regeneration of 12 accessions of coconut germplasm as part of the COGENT training course. Of these, 11 were deemed viable and were duplicated and deposited in selected…
Via the JFF, FAO will provide support to the safeguarding of ex situ collections of PGRFA, held by CIFOR-ICRAF, ensuring the long-term survival of an important foundation for the world's future food…
This project facilitated the pilot deployment of GRIN-Global genebank management system at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). GRIN-Global replaced an "in house" information…
