The overall objective is to promote and strengthen hybrid maize technology in the Asian region through germplasm exchange, dissemination of information, training and periodic meetings and workshops.
Objectives: i.) To strengthen the on-going research on taro in the Pacific and promote networking. ii.) Describe genetic diversity in taro ¿ an underutilized tuber crop and a staple food in the Pacific Island countries. iii.) Develop and adopt, complementary conservation techniques to conserve taro…
¿La conservation et l¿utilisation durable des ressources génétiques pour l¿agriculture et
l¿alimentation ont été traitées lors de la Conférence de Leipzig comme des questions
de caractère mondial. Le Plan d¿action mondial (Global plan of action/GPA) traduit en
terme opérationnel ce double enjeu…
¿The Leipzig conference has considered the conservation and sustainable utilization
of genetic resources for agriculture and food as global issues. The Global Plan of
Action (GPA) translates this double global challenge of GR conservation and
sustainable utilization into operational terms.¿