Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Proposal to Establish a European network for in situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources—in cultivation and in the wild

The Farmer’s Pride project has laid the foundations for a regional network of sites, populations and stakeholders — a European network for in situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources, on farm and in the wild. This document explains the rationale for the establishment of the network, the aim and objectives of the network, who would be involved, what the benefits of membership would be, and how it would operate. Also available in Spanish
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectSeed system
PublisherFarmers' Pride
Publication year2021
RegionsEurope
LanguagesSpanish; English
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://more.bham.ac.uk/farmerspride/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2020/03/Farmers-Pride-Network-Concept.pdf
KeywordsAgricultural biodiversity; Value chain; Plant breeding; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species