Delivered here: http://www.croptrust.org/content/informational-event-11-june-2014
And here's the proof: https://www.flickr.com/photos/croptrust/14218367227/
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Pieces of the Puzzle
Global Crop
Diversity Trust
Global
Plan of
Action
Information
Systems
Svalbard
Global
Seed
Vault
International
Collections
International
Treaty
on
PGRFA
National
Collections
12. International Treaty on
Plant Genetic Resources
• Adopted 2001, entered into
force 2004
• International collections
covered under Article 15
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14. CGIAR collections, 2013
(number of samples per crop)
– Barley: ICARDA 27,000
– Beans: CIAT 36,000
– Chickpea: ICARDA + ICRISAT 34,000
– Forages: CIAT + ICARDA + ILRI 66,000
– Maize: CIMMYT +IITA 28,000
– Potato: CIP 7,000
– Rice: AfricaRice + IRRI 129,000
– Wheat: CIMMYT + ICARDA 167,000
TOTAL for all crops ≈750,000
Approx. 100,000 samples distributed per year
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15. The Global Crop Diversity Trust
• International organization
– Secretariat in Bonn, Germany from January 2013
• Policy framework of International Treaty on PGRFA
– Element of the funding strategy of the Treaty
• Governed by Executive Board
– Treaty, Donors Council, FAO, CGIAR
• Endowment to secure long-term funding
– Project funding to overcome key constraints
30. More than 820,000
varieties stored in the
vault
Seeds from nearly every
country in the world
deposited by 58
institutes
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Pieces of the Puzzle
Global Crop
Diversity Trust
Global
Plan of
Action
Information
Systems
Svalbard
Global
Seed
Vault
International
Collections
International
Treaty
on
PGRFA
National
Collections
32. Cost of a Global System
USD 34 million per year
=
Endowment Fund of
USD 850 million
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