First International Multi-stakeholder Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Technical Consultation on in situ conservation and on-farm management of PGRFA, 29 - 30 March 2021

Below are the pre-recorded presentations to be discussed in a series of discussions during the Symposium.

Session 2: In situ conservation of crop wild relatives and wild food plants

Theme 1. Securing wild PGRFA diversity in situ and in complementary ex situ programmes

Bridging in situ and ex situ conservation in the field
Mr Ehsan Dulloo, Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT
Complementary conservation strategies: experiences from the Crop Trust
Mr Hannes Dempewolf, Global Crop Diversity Trust

Theme 2. In situ conservation and integration with breeding

Pre-breeding using Crop Wild Relatives
Ms Shivali Sharma, ICRISAT
Experiences in Crop Wild Relative conservation and use
Ms Francisca Acevedo, CONABIO, Mexico

Theme 3. Wild food plants: their conservation and use

Wild food plants for a sustainable future
Ms Tiziana Ulian, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Wild food plants: increasing dietary
diversity
Ms Jessica Fanzo, John Hopkins University, USA
Indigenous peoples and local communities and the importance of wild food plants in Botswana
Ms Khola Mogotsi, National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI), Botswana

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