Global Strategy for the Ex Situ Conservation of Potato - Global Crop ...

Annex 2a Program Lima Workshop
Workshop of Potato Ex situ Collection Curators to
Develop a Global Potato Conservation Strategy
Headquarters of the International Potato Centre (CIP), Lima, Peru
24-25-26 August 2005
Objectives:
- To consult the representatives of relevant potato collections in order to develop a strategy for the
efficient and effective conservation of potato genetic resources;
- To access the state of art of potato conservation in the world and to identify collections or
networks which may be eligible for long-term support by the Global Crop Diversity Trust
- To discuss conservation standards and criteria for long-term support from the Trust
Programme:
Wednesday August 24, 2005
Time
Topics
9:00 – 10:30 Plenary session (Chair: Loek van Soest, Rap.: Willy Roca)
o Welcome and opening - CIP DG and Loek van Soest
o Brief introduction of the participants – All
o Approval of tentative programme and logistics information
o Introduction of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the conservation strategies
– Brigitte Laliberté
o Introduction to the Global Potato Conservation Strategy – Loek van Soest
o Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 Plenary session (Chair: Brigitte Laliberté, Rap.: Loek van Soest)
o Results of the questionnaires – Loek van Soest
o Discussion on the outcome of the questionnaire
o Presentations of the representatives of potato genebanks – 5 minutes each
o Discussion
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Plenary session (Chair: Loek van Soest, Rap.: Brigitte Laliberté)
Potato Networks in the world (10 minutes each presentation):
o CIP – Willy Roca, E. Chujoy
o APIC - John Bamberg
o ECP/GR potato working group – Roel Hoekstra
o International databases
o APIC data base of wild potato species - Roel Hoekstra
o APIC data base of primitive potato cultivars – CIP- R.Simon, R.Gomez
o Discussion
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00 Plenary session (Chair: Brigitte Laliberté)
o General discussion on the conservation strategy, on expectations from this
workshop and on the next 2 days proposed programme
19:00 onwards Social dinner – meeting at reception at 19:00
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