Plant genetic resources
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- Covers both in-situ and ex-situ strategies for conserving and exploiting plant genetic diversity
- Particularly strong coverage of in-situ and on-farm techniques, including collection and management of wild plant populations, community-based conservation strategies, participatory plant breeding programmes and seed systems to ensure farmer access to improved varieties
- Covers improvements in characterising, evaluating and safe exchange of germplasm to accelerate crop breeding programmes
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About Dr M. Ehsan Dulloo
Dr M. Ehsan Dulloo is Principal Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. He is also co-Leader of the Genetic Diversity Cluster in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas. He has previously served as Senior Policy Officer, Plant Genetic Resources, at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He was the lead author of the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report, FAO first and second State of the World Reports on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and, more recently, lead author of Chapter 2.2 Status and Trends - Nature in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Report. He won the World Bank 2009 Development Marketplace Award on Climate Adaptation. Dr Dulloo has published widely on biodiversity and the conservation of genetic resources.
Dr M. Ehsan Dulloo
Dr M. Ehsan Dulloo is Principal Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. He is also co-Leader of the Genetic Diversity Cluster in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas. He has previously served as Senior Policy Officer, Plant Genetic Resources, at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He was the lead author of the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report, FAO first and second State of the World Reports on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and, more recently, lead author of Chapter 2.2 Status and Trends - Nature in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Report. He won the World Bank 2009 Development Marketplace Award on Climate Adaptation. Dr Dulloo has published widely on biodiversity and the conservation of genetic resources.
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