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Consultation Meeting on Priorities and Plans for Increasing Access by Breeding Programmes to Diversity for Yam, Pearl Millet, Sorghum and Cowpea in Nigeria

Grant No

Collection of finger millet, cowpea, and pearl millet species in Nigeria

Project Description

The funding for this project supported a meeting between between Nigerian scientists and scientists from CGIAR Centres, the Global Crop Diversity Trust, and FAO-GIPB. The meeting sought to increase farmers’ access to conserved diversity of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea, and yam in West Africa.

Institute Name

Natl Centre for Genetic Resources & Biotech (NCGRB)

Institute Country

Nigeria

List of Countries

Nigeria

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Sorghum		0	0	0	0	0
Pearl Millet		0	0	0	0	0
Cowpea		0	0	0	0	0
Yam		0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

15th of November 2010

End Date

15th of December 2010

Status

Completed