Recordings & presentations
Joint PRO-GRACE/EMPHASIS Policy Symposium and Workshop on Plant Genetic Resources and Phenotyping
(27-28 June 2024)
On 27 and 28 June 2024, the European project PRO-GRACE, in collaboration with the EMPHASIS European Plant Phenotyping Infrastructure, held a policy symposium and workshop about plant genetic resources and phenotyping in Brussels hosted by CSIC and organized by Euroseeds. The event aimed to address the challenges and opportunities regarding the conservation, characterization, access and use of (non-) commercial plant genetic resources present in genebanks and their natural habitat in Europe.
The Policy Symposium engaged European and national policymakers, as well as interested stakeholders, in discussing the potential of a future research infrastructure named ‘GRACE-RI’ dedicated to plant genetic resources to address biodiversity loss.
The Plant Phenotyping Workshop aimed to provide an inventory of the different initiatives for phenotyping plant genetic resources and to discuss how plant phenotyping can support the management and utilization of plant genetic resources.
The recordings and presentations of the event are available by clicking on the buttons below.
1st International Workshop and Training School on the Sustainable Management of Plant Genetic Resources
(3-6 October 2023)
The 1st International Workshop on the Sustainable Management of Plant Genetic Resources was held in Chania, Greece, hosted at the MAICh Conference Center. It gathered 62 participants from 20 countries, mainly European, with 225 online participants joining from all over the world.
The Workshop featured talks by plant genetic resource (PGR) managers and research leaders from the public and private sectors on PGR information systems, ex situ and in situ PGR management, PGR access and benefit sharing, technologies and scientific services for PGR management, as well as PGR evaluation and valorization. The participants also had a chance to hear from representatives of the existing EMPHASIS, DISSCO, ELIXIR and METROFOOD European Research Infrastructures. They shared valuable insights on the establishment, timing and process of a European research infrastructure.
