Genetic Diversity: Key to transitions in agriculture and forestry - event overview
We're happy to have hosted such an amazing Genetic Diversity event in Wageningen! Thank you for all your insights, ideas and good vibes. On this page, you can find the keynote and workshop presentations, as well as pictures, an aftermovie and some further reading.
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Keynotes
- Opening by Sipke Joost Hiemstra, CGN
- 'Biodiversity for food and agriculture from genetic resources to ecosystems and food systems", by Irene Hoffmann, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- 'Use of Genetic Resources in Plant Breeding', by Rutger Groot, East West Seed
- 'The importance of biodiversity and (genetic) variation in Dutch landscapes', by Hank Bartelink, LandschappenNL
Workshops
- 'How will omics technology impact the conservation and use of genetic resources?', Theo van Hintum & Richard Crooijmans
- 'How to support future use of traditional crop varieties and animal breeds', by Noor Bas, Willem van Dooijeweert and Mira Schoon
- 'Crop Wild Relatives', Robbert van Treuren
- 'Complementarity of nature conservation with genetic resources conservation', Seppe de Mits
- 'Underutilised species for diversification of our diet and agriculture', Eric Schranz, Martina Huber & Peter Bourke
- 'Expanding CGN crop gene bank collections and the impact of genomics', Theo van Hintum & Rik Lievers
- ‘Beyond sperm: next steps for the development of CGN livestock gene bank’, Annemieke Rattink & Julie Lamy
- 'Improving ex situ and in situ conservation of trees and shrubs', Joukje Buiteveld & Paul Copini
- Monitoring and conservation of aquatic genetic resources, Wout Abbink & John Bastiaansen
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Photos
Photos by: Lize Kraan