Crop wild relatives are the wild ‘cousins’ of our cultivated crops. In the same way that the wolf is related to the dog, CWR are related to our food plants.
The project Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: “Collecting, Protecting and Preparing Crop Wild Relatives” aims to collect important species of crop wild relatives, ensure their long-term conservation, and facilitate their use in breeding new, improved crops.
This Project has led to the development of a number of tools and resources for people interested in collecting, conserving and using crop wild relatives in breeding.
Global Crop Diversity Trust
Platz Der Vereinten Nationen 7
53113 Bonn, Germany
Collection and conservation of wild bean, rice and potato wild relatives in Costa Rica
The Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), with administrative support from Fundación de la Universidad de Costa Rica para la Investigación (FUNDEVI), coordinates collecting efforts in Costa Rica.
Collectors from UCR will target crop wild relatives in the genepools of three crops: bean, potato and rice. Collecting will take place during the project period 2016 – 2017.
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