1) Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) play a pivotal role in global food security as the basis for crop breeding and improvement programs.
2) Several international agreements and efforts aim to optimize the benefits from PGRFA by promoting conservation, sustainable use, and equitable sharing of benefits from use.
3) Key agreements and organizations include the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Global Plan of Action, and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN playing a central coordinating role.
Presentation made by Andy Jarvis in the Latin American Congress of Chemistry on 30th September 2010, in the symposium on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: the role of the chemical sciences.
Presentation made by Andy Jarvis in the Latin American Congress of Chemistry on 30th September 2010, in the symposium on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: the role of the chemical sciences.
FSC 503: Biodiversity and conservation of fruit crops
Collection: Tapping of genetic diversity from various sources and assembling at one place is called germplasm collection.
Evaluation: It deals with the assessing the agronomic potential of an accession including quality parameters and response to various abiotic and biotic stresses.
Documentation:Germplasm conservation, in its various stages, includes a range of activities for which information is required or from which information is derived. This may refer to species, their sites of origin, or activities or stages of conservation. The action of recording, organizing, and analyzing conservation data is known as documentation.
Plant exploration, germplasm collection, conservation and utilizationSyed Zahid Hasan
Sequentially given germplasm exploration, collection, conservation,evaluation and utilization sof Agroforestry plants.
Some information and pictures collected from google.
Bio fortification for Enhanced Nutrition in Rice by Conventional and Molecula...Sathisha TN
Micronutrient malnutrition is widespread, especially in poor populations across the globe where daily caloric intake is confined mainly to staple cereals. Rice, which is a staple food for over half of the world's population, is low in bioavailable micronutrients required for the daily diet. Improvements of the plant-based diets are therefore critical and of high economic value in order to achieve a healthy nutrition of a large segment of the human population. Rice grain biofortification has emerged as a strategic priority for alleviation of micronutrient malnutrition
Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation and Sustainable Useanswervivek
Plant genetic resources are the most valuable and essential basic raw materials to meet the current and future needs of crop improvement programs.
It has become increasingly clear during the last few decades that meeting the food needs of the world's growing population depends, to a large extent, on the conservation and use of the world's remaining plant genetic resources.
FSC 503: Biodiversity and conservation of fruit crops
Collection: Tapping of genetic diversity from various sources and assembling at one place is called germplasm collection.
Evaluation: It deals with the assessing the agronomic potential of an accession including quality parameters and response to various abiotic and biotic stresses.
Documentation:Germplasm conservation, in its various stages, includes a range of activities for which information is required or from which information is derived. This may refer to species, their sites of origin, or activities or stages of conservation. The action of recording, organizing, and analyzing conservation data is known as documentation.
Plant exploration, germplasm collection, conservation and utilizationSyed Zahid Hasan
Sequentially given germplasm exploration, collection, conservation,evaluation and utilization sof Agroforestry plants.
Some information and pictures collected from google.
Bio fortification for Enhanced Nutrition in Rice by Conventional and Molecula...Sathisha TN
Micronutrient malnutrition is widespread, especially in poor populations across the globe where daily caloric intake is confined mainly to staple cereals. Rice, which is a staple food for over half of the world's population, is low in bioavailable micronutrients required for the daily diet. Improvements of the plant-based diets are therefore critical and of high economic value in order to achieve a healthy nutrition of a large segment of the human population. Rice grain biofortification has emerged as a strategic priority for alleviation of micronutrient malnutrition
Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation and Sustainable Useanswervivek
Plant genetic resources are the most valuable and essential basic raw materials to meet the current and future needs of crop improvement programs.
It has become increasingly clear during the last few decades that meeting the food needs of the world's growing population depends, to a large extent, on the conservation and use of the world's remaining plant genetic resources.
Overview of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agri...Bioversity International
Presentation given by Kent Nnandozie, Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources given at the 'Mutual Implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol' workshop, Addis Ababa, November 16th 2015
Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean a...ExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/genetics/natcord.html
This presentation by Arthur da Silva Mariante
was held at a side event during the 9th Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, from 6-8 July 2016 in Rome, Italy.
Global Information Systems for Plant Genetic Resources (2009)Dag Endresen
Global information systems for plant genetic resources. For the Caucasus germplasm network training course at the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen), Alnarp Sweden 29th January 2009.
Enhancing Societal Acceptance of GM Crops in IndiaSenthil Natesan
Fate of agricultural biotechnology hinges on how it is perceived by the policy makers and the public
We can help provide information so the stakeholders can make informed choices and pave way for enabling policies
Pulses R & D in India by Dr. S K Datta, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Presentation at The Pulses Conclave 2014 by India Pulse & Grains Association, IPGA
Durante la Semana de la Agricultura y la Alimentación, el Programa de Investigación del CGIAR en Cambio Climático, Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria – CCAFS, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, FAO, y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical – CIAT, apoyaron la II Reunión Internacional de Ministros y altas autoridades de agricultura sobre agricultura sostenible y cambio climático con un documento base y su presentación sobre los retos que representa el cambio climático para la agricultura en Latino América y el Caribe.
Taller sobre intervenciones en nutrición, género y agricultura: situación actual y oportunidades futuras’, organizado por el CIAT y HarvestPlus en Ciudad de Guatemala. Leer más: http://ow.ly/XNIv30mGYBv
Impacto de las intervenciones agricolas y de salud para reducir la deficienci...CIAT
Taller sobre intervenciones en nutrición, género y agricultura: situación actual y oportunidades futuras’, organizado por el CIAT y HarvestPlus en Ciudad de Guatemala. Leer más: http://ow.ly/XNIv30mGYBv.
Presentado por Byron Reyes, CIAT/ Harvestplus
Agricultura sensible a la nutrición en el Altiplano. Explorando las perspecti...CIAT
Taller sobre intervenciones en nutrición, género y agricultura: situación actual y oportunidades futuras’, organizado por el CIAT y HarvestPlus en Ciudad de Guatemala. Leer más: http://ow.ly/XNIv30mGYBv
El rol de los padres en la nutrición del hogarCIAT
Taller sobre intervenciones en nutrición, género y agricultura: situación actual y oportunidades futuras’, organizado por el CIAT y HarvestPlus en Ciudad de Guatemala. Leer más: http://ow.ly/XNIv30mGYBv
Jennifer Twyman, Líder de investigación de Género en el CIAT
Scaling up soil carbon enhancement contributing to mitigate climate changeCIAT
The 4 per 1000 Africa Symposium - Building synergies across Africa to advance on soils for food security and climate, Johannesburg, South Africa 24-26 October 2018
Rolf Sommer, Kristin Piikki, Mats Söderström, Sylvia Nyawira, Mayesse da Silva, Wuletawu Abera and
Job Kihara
Impacto del Cambio Climático en la Agricultura de República DominicanaCIAT
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), con el apoyo de los Programas de Investigación de CGIAR sobre Políticas, Instituciones y Mercados (PIM) y sobre Cambio Climático, Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria (CCAFS), se han asociado para comprender, a través de la ciencia, el impacto del cambio climático en cultivos claves y el impacto económico en la productividad de la agricultura en países de ALC.
BioTerra: Nuevo sistema de monitoreo de la biodiversidad en desarrollo por el...CIAT
BioTerra es un sistema innovador de monitoreo de la biodiversidad y sus amenazas desarrollado por el Programa Riqueza Natural de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), y sus socios locales – el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) y el Instituto Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH) – para apoyar al gobierno colombiano en el cumplimiento de las metas y compromisos de conservación de la biodiversidad. Este sistema busca complementar y aunar esfuerzos existentes de monitoreo de la biodiversidad y sus amenazas, a nivel nacional y regional.
Cacao for Peace Activities for Tackling the Cadmium in Cacao Issue in Colo...CIAT
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
Tackling cadmium in cacao and derived products – from farm to forkCIAT
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
Cadmium bioaccumulation and gastric bioaccessibility in cacao: A field study ...CIAT
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
Geographical Information System Mapping for Optimized Cacao Production in Col...CIAT
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
Técnicas para disminuir la disponibilidad de cadmio en suelos de cacaoterasCIAT
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
El taller ‘Cacao libre de cadmio’, organizado por el CIAT, CIRAD, y la AFD, se lleva a cabo del 12 al 14 de marzo en la sede del CIAT en Palmira,y tiene como objetivo integrar un consorcio de actores y disciplinas claves de la región, así como elaborar un proyecto de investigación aplicada que dé respuesta a este problema que afecta a los cacaoteros de Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. http://ow.ly/J43p30iU0UZ
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: A Commons Perspective
1. Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture:
A Commons Perspective
Chikelu Mba, PhD
Agricultural Officer (Plant Genetic Resources Use)
Plant Production and Protection Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Plant Production and a world without hunger
for Protection Division
2. Outline
• Food security‐related global development
issues and drivers
i dd i
• PGRFA
– pivotal role in food security
– as global commonwealth
as global commonwealth
– International efforts at optimizing the benefits
• Perspectives: towards a road map for a
reinvigorated global PGRFA environment
Plant Production and Protection Division
4. Profiling Food (In)Security & Challenges
• Wake up call in the recent food Production
price increases
price increases Commodity (MT)
Sugar cane 1627450797
Maize 788112128
• 1 billion people go hungry today
Rice, paddy 657413530
Wheat
h 611101664
• Uncertainties exacerbated by Potatoes 323543199
climate change and variations Vegetables fresh 244719080
Cassava 224131501
Soybeans 219545479
• At current rates, population by
Tomatoes 133259909
2050 estimated at 9 billion Bananas 89099503
Onions,
Onions dry 70039038
• Efforts to breed better resilient Apples 66091848
crops confounded by narrow Grapes 65971144
Rapeseed 51353701
genetic base of crops and breeding
genetic base of crops and breeding
Groundnuts 37816142
materials Garlic 15922500
Plant Production and Protection Division
6. Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992
Aimed at conservation
Aimed at conservation
and sustainable use of
biological diversity, fair
biological diversity fair
and equitable sharing
of the benefits arising
out of their use,
including access ‐‐‐‐‐‐
www.cbd.int
Plant Production and Protection Division
7. Was CBD enough?
• Aim was to promote the exchange of PGRFA but
practical effect has been a reduction
practical effect has been a reduction
• The CBD is based on the concept of national
sovereignty over PGRFA and the right of each
sovereignty over PGRFA and the right of each
country to set its own terms of access to those
resources
resources
• In practice, the CBD has been implemented on a
bilateral basis, with access to PGRFA subject to the
bilateral basis with access to PGRFA subject to the
negotiation of bilateral agreements for access and
benefit‐sharing.
Plant Production and Protection Division
8. Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and
Sustainable Use of PGRFA (1996 FAO)
( )
ensure the conservation of plant genetic resources for
food and agriculture as the basis of food security,
promote sustainable use of plant genetic resources to
foster development and reduce hunger and poverty,
promote the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits
h f i d i bl h i f h b fi
arising from the use of plant genetic resources,
assist countries and institutions to identify priorities
for action,
strengthen existing programmes and enhance
institutional capacity.
institutional capacity.
www.globalplanofaction.org
Plant Production and Protection Division
9. The International Treaty on
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 2001
g ,
•The conservation and
sustainable use of plant genetic
bl f l
resources for food and
agriculture
•The fair and equitable sharing of
benefits derived from their use,
benefits derived from their use,
in harmony with the Convention
on Biological Diversity, for
sustainable agriculture and food
i bl i l df d
security
www.planttreaty.org
Plant Production and Protection Division
10. Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture ---
PGRFA
‘Any material of plant origin,
including reproductive and
vegetative propagating material,
g p p g g ,
containing functional units of
heredity of plant origin of actual or
heredity of plant origin of actual or
potential value for food and
agriculture’.
Plant Production and Protection Division
11. Global Crop Diversity Trust
In line with the IT‐PGRFA and the GPA the
IT PGRFA GPA,
Trust aims to advance an efficient and
sustainable global system of ex situ
conservation by promoting the rescue,
understanding,
understanding use and long‐term
long term
conservation of valuable plant genetic
resources.
resources
“Together with the air we breathe and the water we drink, crop diversity is one of the most fundamentally important resources for
human life is one of the most fundamentally important resources for human life on earth.”
http://www.croptrust.org/main/
Plant Production and Protection Division
12. FAO’s central role in PGRFA
• Policy and technical support as a global forum for
Policy and technical support as a global forum for
PGRFA and related aspects
• Secretariat for IT PGRFA
Secretariat for IT‐PGRFA
• Hosts the Global Crop Diversity Trust
• Implementation of the Global Plan of Action
• PGR and Seed Information and Initiatives
PGR and Seed Information and Initiatives
• Advocacy, awareness and partnerships
Plant Production and Protection Division
16. The PGRFA Continuum
• Collections Utilization • Seed Sectors
• In-Situ • Formal
• Ex-Situ • Informal
• Crop Improvement
p p
• Breeding
Conservation • Pre-breeding
Delivery
Plant Production and Protection Division
17. The PGRFA Continuum
Not always continuous Indeed broken often
continuous. Indeed,
• Collection Utilization • Seed Sectors
s • Formal
• In-Situ • Crop • Informal
• Ex-Situ Improvement
Conservation • Breeding Delivery
• P b di
Pre-breeding
Plant Production and Protection Division
18. Towards the transitioning from a modular to
seamless PGRFA continuum
• Frame dialogue for inclusive national PGRFA strategies
– Consultations for strategizing the institutionalization of farmer perspectives
– Policy interventions
• Targeted information dissemination
g
– Scientific community
– Policy makers
– Mass media
• Capacity building
– TCP vehicle
• Synergies
– ITPGR
– Global Crop Diversity Trust
– CGIAR
Plant Production and Protection Division
19. Grand Challenges
• Decades‐long neglect of agricultural R&D
(including the development of new crop
(including the development of new crop
varieties)
• Poor policy environment
• Narrow genetic base of crop germplasm
• Dwindling or stagnant human and material
Dwindling or stagnant human and material
resources for germplasm enhancement
Plant Production and Protection Division
21. Global Partnership Initiative for
Plant Breeding Capacity Building -- GIPB
Key Achievements of GIPB
C h i B i Pl f
•Comprehensive Business Plan for
global improvement in capacity in
plant breeding systems
•Development of a web‐based one‐
stop Knowledge Resource Centre
now broadly recognized as an
b dl d
unequalled global resource for plant
g
breeding
•Development of a range of policy‐
related materials and organization of
events
Plant Production and Protection Division
22. Vistas: GIPB roadmap
• Leverage the success of the GIPB to foster coalition for
addressing shortcomings of the PGRFA continuum
addressing shortcomings of the PGRFA continuum
• Deploy, exploit, scale‐up results of studies:
– d fi i
defining and assessing plant breeding capacity
d i l b di i
– assessing policy and program options to improve the capacity
of plant breeding and delivery systems
of plant breeding and delivery systems
• Foster initiatives for institutionalization of national
plant breeding strategies
plant breeding strategies
• Consult, dialogue, strategize, seize opportunities
Plant Production and Protection Division
23. Vistas: GIPB roadmap
Largest plant breeding
Tools to revolutionize community on the web
public sector plant
breeding
---- but not without the minister!
Plant Production and Protection Division
24. Parting Shot(s)
Be a part of the Community!
•Advance the cause of PGRFA use SMTA influence policy
•Advance the cause of PGRFA, use SMTA, influence policy
•Capacity building, information, community ‐ peers, mentors
oVisit the GIPB websites regularly
oJoin the PB‐Forum ‐‐‐‐ and participate!
oSubscribe to the Plant Breeding Newsletter
oQuite importantly, be listed in the Plant Breeder Directory
•Register with AGORA
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25. Acknowledgements
• Colleagues at FAO especially the Seeds and
Colleagues at FAO, especially the Seeds and
Plant Genetic Resources Team of AGP
• CIAT Management for the invitation
• You for being a great audience
You for being a great audience
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