The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

Environmental characterization of target environments for the pre-breeding of crop wild relatives and re-assessment of conservation gaps in CWR distributions

Grant No

Environmental characterization of target environments in CWR distributions

Project Description

CIATconducts cutting edge research using niche and process-based crop models in conjunction with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies for identifying crop system and value chain vulnerabilities and targeting interventions including crop wild relative collections, climate change adaption strategies, and improved breeding strategies. We will develop and implement a spatially-explicit modelling approach to characterise trial sites where pre-breeding efforts led by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and its partners are potentially being carried out.

Institute Name

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Institute Country

Colombia

List of Countries

Colombia

Program Name

Crop Wild Relatives

Donor

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Start Date

1st of January 2017

End Date

31st of December 2017

Status

Completed