Objective
The centres of origin of important food crops, called Vavilov centres, are sidered to be crucial sources of genetic diversity for present and future crop-breeding programmes and thus for human food safety worldwide. Traditional crop varieties and crop wild relatives are often highly endemic, ecologically rare, and most of them still survive in vulnerable ecosystems in developing countries. These genetic resources, however, are at risk as never before. In agriculture, the widespread adoption of a few improved varieties has narrowed the genetic base of important food crops and led to the disappearance of hundreds of landraces. serving and using plant genetic diversity is vital in meeting the world's future development needs. Given the importance of genetic resources for food safety, and the fact that centres of origin are mainly located in developing countries, we are vinced that it is absolutely necessary to link European researchers with scientists from these world regions that otherwise do have little or no resources to exchange their research results. Therefore our project is aimed to open European research networks to Asian research colleagues (working in centres of origin), establish a communication platform, and to promote knowledge exchange on genetic resources and their management. Participating researchers will come from the European Union, Israel, Thailand, Vietnam and China. The main objective of this project is guided by the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources - to jointly elaborate a list of recommendations and strategies. These recommendations will be published and made avaliable to researchers, policy makers, farmers and the general public. Diverseeds will be based on international dialogue and cooperation between researchers working on genetic resources and agricultural biodiversity. By providing an exchange platform the project will bring mutual benefits for all partners and regions involved.
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FP6-2004-FOOD-3-C
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Coordinator
VIENNA
Austria
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