85 ECPGR On-farm Conservation and Management Working Group Members

Email Distribution List
Chair: Lorenzo Raggi lorenzo.raggi@unipg.it   Vice-Chair: Parthenopi Ralli pralli@elgo.gr
Albania Mr Ndoc Faslia Agricultural University of Tirana
Department of Plant Sciences and Technologies
Koder-Kamez
 Tirana
Albania
Tel: (355) 683762303
faslia.ndoc@yahoo.com
Crop specialist  
Armenia Ms Karine Sarikyan
Observer
Scientific Center of Vegetable and Industrial Crops
Ministry of Agriculture
Ararat Marz, Darakert Community
808 Ararat region
Armenia
Tel: (374-94) 867030
karuine_sarikyan@mail.ru
  
Austria Mr Phillip Judex Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
Stubenring 12
1010 Vienna
Austria
Tel: (43) 171100 60 2955
phillip.judex@bml.gv.at
Policy and law  
Austria Mr Christian  Partl Office of the Federal Government of Tyrol
Department of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Law
Heiliggeiststraße 7
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Tel: (43) 512 508 2522
landw.schulwesen@tirol.gv.at
Genebank Curator  
Austria Ms Sylvia Vogl Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
Dept for Plant Genetic Resources
Wieningerstrasse 8
4020 Linz
Austria
Tel: (43) 664 966 83 76
sylvia.vogl@ages.at
Genebank Curator  
Azerbaijan Mr Mirza Musayev
Observer
Genetic Resources Institute
Genetic Resources Institute, Azerbaijan National Academy of Science
155, Azadliq Ave
1106 Baku
Azerbaijan
Tel: (994) 12 3424907
mirza.musayev@yahoo.com
Crop specialist observer 
Azerbaijan Mr Khanbala Rustamov
Observer
Genetic Resources Institute
155, Azadlig ave.
 Baku
Azerbaijan
Tel: (994) 50 5626574
xanbala.rustamov@yandex.com
Plant Breeder  
Belarus Mr Stanislau Grib Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming
Timiryazev str. 1
222160 Zhodino, Minsk region
Belarus
Tel: (375) 177545574
belgenbank@mail.ru
Policy and law  
Belgium Mr Marc Lateur Centre Wallon de Recherches Agronomiques (CRA-W), Department of Life Sciences, Biodiversity and Plant & Forest Breeding Unit
Bâtiment Emile Marchal, Rue de Liroux 4
5030 Gembloux
Belgium
Tel: (32) (0) 81 874600
m.lateur@cra.wallonie.be
Scientist, Genebank Curator  
Belgium Mr Alain Rondia Centre Wallon de Recherches Agronomiques (CRA-W), Department of Life Sciences, Biodiversity and Plant & Forest Breeding Unit
Bâtiment Emile Marchal, Rue de Liroux 4
5030 Gembloux
Belgium
Tel: (32) (0) 81 874607
a.rondia@cra.wallonie.be
Genebank Curator  
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Gordana Ðuriċ
Observer
University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture
Univerzitetski grad, Bulevar vojvode Petra Bojovića 1A
78000 Banja Luka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: (387) 51 330933
gordanadju@gmail.com
Genebank Curator observer 
Bulgaria Ms Tzvetelina Stoilova Institute of Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov"
2 Druzhba Str.
4122 Sadovo distr. Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Tel: (359) 32 629026
tz_st@abv.bg
Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation  
Croatia Ms Tatjana Klepo University of Split, Undergraduate Study of Mediterranean Agriculture
Ruđera Boškovića 31
21000  Split
Croatia
tklepo@unist.hr Crop specialist  
Croatia Mr Josip Leto Faculty of Agriculture
University of Zagreb
Svetošimunska 25
1000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: (385) 1 2394079
jleto@agr.hr
Crop specialist  
Cyprus Ms Dionysia Fasoula Agricultural Research Institute
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
P.O. Box 22016
1516 Lefkosia
Cyprus
Tel: (357) 22403124
dfasoula@ari.moa.gov.cy
Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Policy and law  
Czech Republic Mr Vojtěch Holubec Výzkumný ústav rostlinné výroby, v.v.i. Praha (VÚRV)
Crop Research Institute, Gene Bank
Drnovská 507
16106 Praha 6 - Ruzyně
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 233022497 - Ext. 111
holubec@vurv.cz
Genebank curator  
Czech Republic Mr Boris Krška Insttute of Pomology - Výzkumný a šlechtitelský ústav ovocnářský Holovousy s.r.o.
Výzkumný a šlechtitelský ústav ovocnářský Holovousy s.r.o.

507 51  Holovousy v Podkrkonoší
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 493 691 066
boris.krska@vsuo.cz
Crop specialist  
Denmark Mr Gert Bundgaard Poulsen (DK) Danish Seedsavers
Madvigs Alle 5, 3th
DK1829
Denmark
Tel: (45) 3324 4220
ngbgpo@gmail.com
  
Estonia Ms Annika Michelson NGO
Õismäe tee 77-2
13515 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel: (372) 53416962
maadjasmtu@gmail.com
Other:NGO  
Finland Ms Maarit Heinonen Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Biotechnology and Food Research/Genetic diversity
H-house
31600 Jokioinen
Finland
Tel: (358) 3-4188
maarit.heinonen@luke.fi
Crop specialist  
Finland Ms Merja Veteläinen Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd.
Boreal Kasvinjalostus Oy
Myllytie 10
31600 Jokioinen
Finland
Tel: (358) 40 7053340
merja.vetelainen@boreal.fi
Crop specialist  
France Ms Isabelle Goldringer
Contact person
Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR de Génétique Végétale
Ferme du Moulon
91190 Gif sur Yvette
France
Tel: (33) 1 69332370
isabelle.goldringer@inrae.fr
Crop specialist  
Germany Mr Udo Hennenkämper Keyserlink-Institut
Rimpertsweilser 3
D-88682 Salem
Germany
Tel: (49) 754471371
uhennenkaemper@saatgut-forschung.de
Plant breeder  
Germany  Bettina Müller Strube Research
Neue Strasse 11
38838 Schlanstedt
Germany
Tel: (49) 39401962316
be.mueller@strube.net
  
Germany Ms Sarah Sensen Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV),
Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn
Germany
Tel: (49) (0)228 6845-3543
Sarah.Sensen@ble.de
Information/documentation, Policy and law added again on 1 July 2022. she had finished on 29.05.2018 
Germany Mr Herbert Steiner VERN
Sanderstrasse 27
97070  Würzburg
Germany
Tel: (49) 175 406 4312
herbert_steiner@freenet.de
  
Germany Ms Imke Thormann Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV), Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)
Deichmanns Aue 29
53179 Bonn
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)228 6845 3438
imke.thormann@ble.de
  
Germany Mr Rudolf Vögel Landesamt für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Brandenburg (LUGV)
Abt. Technischer Umweltschutz (TUS) Ref. Klimaschutz, Umweltbeobachtung und -toxikologie (T2)
Tramper Chaussee 2
16225 Eberswalde
Germany
Tel: (49) 333427784.23
rudolf.voegel@lugv.brandenburg.de
Other (NGO)  
Greece Ms Penelope Bebeli Agricultural University of Athens
Iera Odos 75
118 55 Athens Votanikos
Greece
Tel: (30) 2105294626
bebeli@aua.gr
Plant breeder  
Greece Ms Catherine Margaret Cook Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources
PO Box 60458
57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310 471110 (int 0 302)
ccook@elgo.gr
Crop specialist, Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation, Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Apostolos Kalyvas Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources

57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310 471110 (int 0 107)
akalivas@elgo.gr
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Georgio Koubouris Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER
Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops & Viticulture
Agrokipio
73100 Chania
Greece
Tel: (30) 2810 83431
koubourisg@gmail.com
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Konstantinos Koutis AEGILOPS Network for Biodiversity and Ecology in Agriculture (NGO)
Ano Lechonia
37300 Agria Volos
Greece
Tel: (30) 24280 94558
info@aegilops.gr
Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Christos Lykas University of Thessaly
Fytokoy str
384 46 N. Ionia, Magnisia
Greece
Tel: (30) 24210 93204
chlikas@uth.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist  
Greece Mr Georgios Merkouropoulos Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
S. Venizelou 1
14123 Lykovrisi Attikis
Greece
Tel: (30) 210 2816978
merkouropoulos@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant Breeder  
Greece Ms Photini Mylona Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources
PO Box 60458
57001 Thermi
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310471110 (0218) / (30) 6945151267
phmylona@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Plant breeder, Policy and law  
Greece Mr Ioannis Mylonas Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources
P.O. Box 238
57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310471110 (int 0 301)
ioanmylonas@yahoo.com
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Greece Ms Elissavet Ninou International Hellenic University
Theophrastou 1
41335 Larissa
Greece
Tel: (30) 2410671300, 2410671285
lisaninou@gmail.com
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Greece Ms Theodora Pitsoli Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture - Department of Vitis
Sofokli Venizelou 1
14123 Lykovrissi, Athens
Greece
Tel: (30) 2102829512
pitsoli@elgo.gr
Policy and law, Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation  
Greece Ms Parthenopi Ralli
Contact person
Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Thessaloniki-Polygyrou National RoadPO Box 60458
57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310471110 (int 0 177)
pralli@elgo.gr
Crop specialist, Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation  
Greece Mr Demetris Taskos Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture - Department of Vitis
1 S. Venizelou Str
14123 Lycovrissi (Athens)
Greece
Tel: (30) 2102847499
taskos@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Policy and law, Crop specialist  
Greece Ms Teresa Tzatzani Thiresia Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Olive trees, Subtropical crops and Viticulture.
Agrokipio
73134 Chania
Greece
Tel: (30) 281083430
tzatzani@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Stournaras Vasileios University
87 Lakonikis str
24100 Kalamata
Greece
Tel: (30) 2721029812
vstournaras.elgo@gmail.com
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist  
Greece Mr Ziogas Vasileios Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA). Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops & Viticulture
Agrokipio
73134
Greece
Tel: (30) 2810 83432
ziogas@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant Breeder  
Hungary Ms Zsuzsanna Kollár Central Agricultural Office, Directorate of Plant Production and Horticulture
Research Centre for Agrobotany
Külsömezö 15
2766 Tápiószele
Hungary
Tel: (36-53) 380071
zskollar@mail.nodik.hu
Genebank Curator  
Hungary Mr Attila Simon Center for Plant Diversity
Külsömezö 15
2766 Tápiószele
Hungary
Tel: (36) 53 380070
simon@nbgk.hu
Genebank Curator  
Ireland Mr Tom Curtis Genetic Heritage Ireland
Davitt Road17 Davitt Road
 Bray, Co. Wicklow
Ireland
Tel: (353) 87 7631315
Tombotanist1771@gmail.com
Crop specialist  
Israel Mr Yehoshua Anikster
Observer
Faculty of Life Sciences
Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement
Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv
69978 Tel Aviv
Israel
Tel: (972-3) 6405536
aniksty@post.tau.ac.il
Crop specialist  
Italy Mr Riccardo Bocci Rete Semi Rurali
via di Casignano 25
50018 Scandicci (FI)
Italy
Tel: (39) 2283876663
riccardo.bocci@semirurali.net
Policy and law  
Italy Ms Valeria Negri Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali (DSA3); Unità di Ricerca - Genetica Agraria e Biotecnologie Genetiche
Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Perugia
Borgo XX Giugno, 74
06121 Perugia
Italy
Tel: (39) 075 5856218
valeria.negri@unipg.it
Genebank Curator  
Italy Mr Lorenzo Raggi
Chair
Contact person
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali (DSA3); Unità di Ricerca - Genetica Agraria e Biotecnologie Genetiche Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Perugia
Borgo XX Giugno, 74
06121 Perugia
Italy
Tel: (39) 0755856218
lorenzo.raggi@unipg.it
Geneticist, molecular characterization, genebank curator  
Latvia Mr Dainis Ruņģis Latvian State Forest Research Institute (LSFRI) Silava
111 Rigas St
LV-2169 Salaspils
Latvia
Tel: (371) 28344201
dainis.rungis@silava.lv
Genebank curator  
Lithuania Mr Valerijus Rašomavičius Nature Research Centre
Žaliųjų Ežerų g. 49
LT-08406 Vilnius
Lithuania
Tel: (370) 52697066
valerijus.rasomavicius@gamtc.lt
Crop specialist  
Malta Mr Louis Fresta
Observer
Plant Protection Directorate, Rural Affairs Department
Ministry For Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights
110, Annibale Preca Street
LJA1910 Lija
Malta
Tel: (356) 23397127
louis-john.fresta@gov.mt
  
Malta Mr Matthew Tabone
Observer
Plant Protection Directorate, Rural Affairs Department
Ministry For Agriculture, Fisheries And Animal Rights
110, Annibale Preca Street
LJA 1910 Lija
Malta
Tel: (356) 23397207
matthew.tabone@gov.mt
  
Montenegro Mr Zoran Jovović University of Montenegro
Biotechnical Faculty
Mihaila Lalića 1
81000 Podgorica
Montenegro
Tel: (382) 20268438
zoran.jovovic.btf@gmail.com
Crop specialist  
Netherlands Mr Obe Bootsma Stichting de Oerakker
Rippingstraat 35
1814HN Alkmaar
Tel: (31) 06 53125122
deoerakker@gmail.com
  
North Macedonia Ms Sonja Ivanovska Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food. Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Fac.
S. Cyril and Methodius, University in Skopje
Bul Aleksandar Makedonski, bb
91000 Skopje
North Macedonia
Tel: (389-2) 3115277
s_ivanovska@yahoo.com
  
Norway Ms Anne  Strøm Prestvik The Royal Norwegian Society for Development
Bråteveien 200
N-2013 Skjetten
Norway
anne.strom.prestvik@norgesvel.no Genebank Curator  
Poland Mr Grzegorz Hodun Research Institute of Horticultre
Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3
96-100 Skierniewice
Poland
Tel: (48) 46 8345216
grzegorz.hodun@inhort.pl
Crop specialist, Information/documentation, Plant breeder, Plant breeder  
Poland Mr Jaroslaw Pajakowski Towarzystwo Przyjaciol Dolnej Wisly Gruczno
ul. Młyńska 4, Skr. poczt. 110
86-100 Swiecie
Poland
Tel: (48) 52 3315000
aborygeniznadwisly@wp.pl
Policy and law  
Portugal Ms Ana Maria Barata
Contact person
Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal - Instituto nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (BPGV-INIAV)
Quinta de S. José - S. Pedro de Merelim
4700-859 Braga
Portugal
Tel: (351) 969509792
anamaria.barata@iniav.pt
Genebank curator  
Romania Ms Silvia Ambaruş Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau
Calea Birladului Street, No. 220
600388 Bacau
Romania
Tel: (40) 234 544963;
sclbac@legumebac.ro
Plant breeder  
Romania Ms Silvia Strãjeru Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava
Bulevardul 1 Mai nr. 17
720224 Suceava
Romania
Tel: (40) 230 521016
office@svgenebank.ro
Genebank curator, Policy and law  
Russian Federation Ms Galina Talovina
Observer



Russia
g.talovina@vir.nw.ru   
Serbia Mr Miodrag Dimitrijevic
Contact person
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Novi Sad
Sq. Dositeja Obradovica 8
21000 Novi Sad
Serbia
Tel: (381) 21 4853211
mishad@polj.uns.ac.rs
Plant breeder  
Serbia Mr Milan Ugrinović Institute for Vegetable Crops
Karadjordjeva 71
11420 Smederevska Palanka
Serbia
Tel: (381) 26 317 170
milan.ugrinovic@gmail.com
Plant breeder  
Slovakia Ms Iveta Čičová National Agricultural and Food Centre
Research Institute of Plant Production
Bratislavská cesta 122
92168 Piešt`any
Slovakia
Tel: (421) 33 7949345
iveta.cicova@nppc.sk
Genebank Curator  
Slovenia Ms Joži Jerman Cvelbar Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Dunajska cesta 22
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 41789265
Jozi.Cvelbar@gov.si
Policy and law  
Slovenia Ms Nataša Ferant Slovenian Institute for Hop Research and Brewing
Cesta Žalskega tabora 2
3310 Žalec
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 3 7121600
natasa.ferant@ihps.si
Genebank curator  
Slovenia Ms Jelka Šuštar Vozlič Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
Hacquetova ulica 17
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 1 2805188
jelka.sustar-vozlic@kis.si
Genebank Curator  
Spain Mr Francisco  Galea Gragera Instituto de Investigación Agrarias Finca La Orden-Valdesequera
Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX)
Autovía V, km 372
06187  Guadajira (Badajoz)
Spain
Tel: (34) 924 014 136
francisco.galea@juntaex.es
Researcher  
Spain Mr Adrián Rodriguez-Burruezo Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV)
Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovacion, Acceso J, Primera Planta. Cno. de Vera s.n.
46022 Valencia
Spain
Tel: (34) 963879423
adrodbur@doctor.upv.es
  
Spain Mr Juan José Ruiz Martinez Universidad Miguel Hernández
Crta. de Beniel km 3,2
E-03312 Orihuela, Alicante
Spain
Tel: (34) 966 749674
juanj.ruiz@umh.es
Crop specialist  
Sweden Mr Matti Leino Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
Stockholm University

106 91  Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: (46) 8 51954575
matti.leino@arklab.su.se
Other: research  
Sweden Mr Kjell-Åke Lundblad Nordic Genetic Resource Center
PO Box 41
 Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 40 53 66 47
kjellake.lundblad@nordgen.org
Information/Documentation  
Sweden Ms Anna Palmé Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen)
Box 41
230 53 Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 40 53 66 42
anna.palme@nordgen.org
  
Switzerland Mr Béla Bartha
Contact person
ProSpecieRara
Unter Brüglingen 6
CH-4052 Basel
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 61 5459911/21
bela.bartha@prospecierara.ch
Crop specialist, Information/documentation  
Switzerland Mr Christian Eigenmann Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 58 465 17 04
genres@blw.admin.ch
Information/Documentation, Policy and law  
Switzerland Ms Christina Kägi Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 58 465 60 87
genres@blw.admin.ch
Information/Documentation, Policy and law  
Türkiye Mr Kürşad  Özbek Turkish Seed Gene Bank

 Ankara
Türkiye
ozbekkursad@yahoo.com Other expertise: Genebank Manager  
Ukraine Ms Valentina Gorina
Observer
Nikitsky Botanical Gardens
National Scientific Centre

98648 Yalta, Nikita, Crimea
Ukraine
Tel: (38) 654 335516
fruit_culture@mail.ru
  
United Kingdom Mr Julian Hosking


United Kingdom
Julian.hosking@naturalengland.org.uk Information/Documentation, Policy and law  
United Kingdom Mr Nigel Maxted School of Biosciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
 Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Tel: (44-121) 4145571
nigel.maxted@dial.pipex.com
Information/Documentation, Policy and law  
United Kingdom Ms Lydia Smith NIAB
Huntingdon Road
CB3 0LE Cambridge
United Kingdom
Tel: (44) (0) 1223 342242
lydia.smith@niab.com
Crop specialist