About CWR

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.

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The Project

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.

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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.

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Collecting in Kenya

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The Project’s collecting efforts in Kenya are coordinated by the Genetic Resources Research Institute of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO).

Collectors from the Genetic Resources Research Institute will target crop wild relatives from six wild genepools: finger millet, pearl millet, potato, rice, sweet potato, and vetch. Collecting will take place during the project period of 2015-2016.

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