how the global crop diversity trust does business
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The work of the Global Crop Diversity Trust explained.TRANSCRIPT
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The Global Crop what?The Global Crop what?The Global Crop what?The Global Crop what?
• Global• Crop• Diversity• Trust
The Global Crop what?The Global Crop what?The Global Crop what?The Global Crop what?
• Crop• Diversity• Global• Trust
Aimak Dzangaliev
Country Dependency
China 46% to 55%
Colombia 84% to 94%
Cuba 87% to 97%
Ethiopia 28% to 56%
Germany 83% to 98%
India 35% to 47%
Iraq 83% to 89%
Nicaragua 62% to 75%
Niger 13% to 27%
Nigeria 46% to 61%
Papua New Guinea 76% to 100%
Philippines 28% to 38%
Republic of Congo 82% to 94%
Rwanda 80% to 94%
United States 84% to 99%
Distribution
Data management
Regeneration
Research
Viability testing
Storage
Acquisition
Lots of acronymsLots of acronymsLots of acronymsLots of acronyms
• Established under international law in Oct. 2004• Public-private partnership• Joint initiative of FAO and Bioversity on behalf of
CGIAR Centres• Endowment fund with target $260 million, generating
$12 million/year, in perpetuity now stands at $80 million
• Essential element of the funding strategy of ITPGRFA• Technical framework provided by the GPA
The visionThe visionThe visionThe vision
A rational global systemfor the efficient and effective
conservation and use of crop diversity
GovernanceGovernanceGovernanceGovernance
• Executive Director – Cary Fowler• Executive Board• Donors’ Council• Constitution• Headquarters Agreement with Italian Government• MoU with International Treaty on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture
What do we do?What do we do?What do we do?What do we do?
• Long-term support to key collections• Rescue threatened collections• Safety duplication• Rationalization• Targeted research• Information management• Fund raising
Who are our partners?Who are our partners?Who are our partners?Who are our partners?
• National genebanks• International genebanks• Research institutions
• Bilateral funding agencies
• Private sector
Svalbard, Norway 78° North, 15°East
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