Overview

The EVA networks include partners from 34 European countries, including genebanks, universities, research institutes, public and private breeding companies and farming cooperatives.

Genebanks contribute to the EVA networks as providers of propagation material. They also provide background information on accessions to facilitate their selection and ensure (in cooperation with the National Focal Point) that the existing data in EURISCO are current. Genebanks are also actively involved in the multiplication of accessions, evaluation and data analysis. 

National research institutes and universities participate in EVA, contributing their scientific expertise in areas such as genotyping, performing lab disease tests and data analysis as well as contributing to seed multiplication and field trials. 

Private sector partners in the crop-specific EVA networks include breeding companies of all sizes, from small cooperatives to large multinationals, all equally benefiting from their participation in EVA. Breeding companies typically provide in-kind contributions to multiplications and evaluations, and perform most of the evaluation field trials.

All the partners of the active EVA networks are listed in the table below.

The partners of the EVA Perennials network, currently being developed as part of the EVA Boost project, include members from the ECPGR Working Groups on Berries, Malus/Pyrus, and Prunus.