Eggplant and Capsicum Global Conservation Strategies
The webinar, held on 23 June 2025, was organized in collaboration with the Crop Trust and focused on the Global Conservation Strategies for Eggplant and Capsicum
Presentations:
- Findings of the Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Eggplants (2,0 MB), Svein Solberg, University of Inland Norway
- Findings of the Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Capsicum Genetic Resources (1,7 MB), Peter Giovannini, Crop Trust
- Data: linking recommendations in the strategies with current tools and database (717,4 KB), Christelle Rabil, Crop Trust
EU Plant Reproductive Material Marketing Law Reform
An overview of the process so far and next steps in the negotiation process
Held on 4 June 2024 and organized by ECPGR in collaboration with Arche Noah (Austria), Rete Semi Rurali (Italy), Fundación Entretantos (Spain), the webinar:
- Provided an overview of the EU negotiations on the reform of the Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) marketing rules
- Presented the key elements of the original draft published in July 2023 by the EU Commission and their ‘evolution’, culminating in the proposal voted by the Parliament in April 2024. The analysis focused on those elements which are of greatest relevance for the PGRFA community (ex situ and on farm)
- Touched upon critical issues which can still be addressed in the next negotiation phase and shared possible ways to influence the process at the national level through Agricultural Ministries.
Presenters:
- Magdalena Prieler, Arche Noah, Austria [presentation - PDF (763,5 KB)]
- Gea Galluzzi, Rete Semi Rurali, Italy and María Carrascosa, Fundación Entretantos, Spain [presentation - PDF (1,4 MB)]
Moderator:
Lorenzo Maggioni, ECPGR
Webinars on the ECPGR Grant Scheme Activities
This webinar series on the Activities carried out under the ECPGR Grant Scheme aims to share knowledge and ideas, encourage collaboration and improve communications among the ECPGR research community.
Sylvestris
Increasing the efficiency of conservation of Vitis sylvestris genetic resources in Europe
Presenters
Georgios Merkouropoulos, Hellenic Agricultural Organization - Dimitra, Greece
Franco Röckel, Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany
29 May 2025
More information about the project, as well as the presentations, can be found [here]
EUROPE.BERRIES
Collaborative action for updating the documentation of berry genetic resources in Europe
Presenter
Monika Höfer, Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany
27 November 2023
More information about the project as well as the presentation can be found [here]
SafeAlliDiv
Safeguarding Potato Onion and Garlic Diversity in Northern Europe and the Baltic Region
Presenters
Helena Stavělíková, Crop Research Institute, Czech Republic
Dainis Runģis, Latvian State Forest Research Institute
17 April 2023
More information about the project as well as the presentation can be found [here]
ImprovLoliumCol
Facilitating use on the European perennial ryegrass collection: improving access to genetic resources and C&E data
Presenter
Jean-Paul Sampoux, INRAE, France
23 February 2023
More information about the project can be found [here]
Plant Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe
The Plant Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe – developed over three years in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders in the context of the EU-funded GenRes Bridge project – aims to enhance the long-term conservation and enable the sustainable use of plant genetic resources. In this webinar held on 21 January 2022, the Strategy was presented to the ECPGR Steering Committee.
Speakers:
- Marianne Lefort, Chair, ECPGR Executive Committee
- Lorenzo Maggioni, Secretary, ECPGR
- Theo van Hintum, Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN), The Netherlands