45 YEARS OF COOPERATION IN EUROPE FOR DIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY!

In this 4 min video ‘Saving European plant and food diversity: together, we are stronger!’, Marc Lateur tells a story about apple diversity, with a happy ending (Marc Lateur is the ECPGR National coordinator from Belgium).

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EVA – The European Evaluation Network for Plant Genetic Resources

Established by ECPGR in 2019, EVA unites European PGRFA stakeholders to enhance knowledge of plant genetic diversity in genebanks and promote its use in breeding and research.

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Join the online celebration of EUCARPIA's 70th anniversary on 2 July 2026

EUCARPIA celebrates its 70 years of activities with an online event on plant breeding collaboration and innovation

AEGIS Plus publishes desk study on the availability of AEGIS accessions

A new report examines how accessible AEGIS-designated material is in practice, drawing on direct input from genebanks across Europe.

Issue 13 of Genetic Resources is now available

The latest issue includes 16 open-access articles from 13 countries across four continents

Highlights

ECPGR 18th Steering Committee meeting

The 18th meeting of the ECPGR Steering Committee took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 1 to 4 June 2026. [More info]

The Plant Genetic Resources Strategyfor Europe sets ambitious goals and actionable steps for conservation and use by 2030.

Genetic Resources Journal

An open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing research, methods, case studies, reviews and opinions on genetic resource use and conservation, supported by ECPGR and ERFP.
Submit your manuscript at: www.GenResJ.org

Crop wild relatives in EURISCO

The project endowed the European region with a centralized, public and web-searchable inventory of passport data for in situ CWR priority populations. 
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Our  vision
The widest plant diversity is preserved for sustainable agriculture,
food security and quality
 

Our mission
European Network to promote conservation, management and sustainable use
of plant genetic diversity

AEGIS

A European Genebank Integrated
System

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EURISCO

European Search Catalogue
for Plant Genetic Resources

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EVA

European Evaluation
Network

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