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

Annex 7 Pre-proposals developed by the participants during the “Workshop of
Potato Ex situ Curators” at CIP Lima from 24 to 26 August, 2005
The consultant has edited these pre-proposals without intended effect on the contents
1. Documentation
Title: Development of a comprehensive World Potato Genetic Resources Database for
wild potato species and native cultivated forms.
Implementing /coordinating institutes: CIP will coordinate this proposal with assistance of
CGN and USDA
• Focal person: Reinhard Simon (CIP, Peru)
• Task force: Reinhard Simon (CIP, Peru), Roel Hoekstra (CGN, The Netherlands) and
John Bamberg (USDA)
Participants: potato genetic resources collection holders, willing to share information for
international utilisation
Time frame: initial 1-2 years
Objective: Improvement of the information on potato genetic resources in integrated
databases at the global level
Expected results, process and activities
A. Assessment phase for the development of a full project:
• Assessment of local needs for computerization of data, by means of a survey at the
global level facilitated by the information obtained through the potato questionnaire.
• Development of an optimal database format by the task force, based on the available
databases of APIC, the ECP/GR potato working group, CIP and others.
Duration: one year; it was suggested that a meeting of the relevant stakeholders could be
organized during the Solanaceae meeting planned 23-28 July 2006 in Madison, USA.
Budget: Several envisaged project partners plan to participate in the Solanaceae meeting. It
is suggested to allocate US $ 5000 for some participants who have no travelling funds
available and can provide a substantial contribution to the achievement of the objective.
B. Implementation of proposal in second phase (2006-2009)
• CIP is proposed to coordinate the APIC database of wild species of the centre of
diversity. Further discussions required with CGN, presently responsible for the APIC
database of wild species.
• The proposed structures agreed upon during the assessment phase in 2006 will be
implemented
• The survey will provide the information for the upgrading of the present databases along
the following lines:
o Updating with new accessions and data of the potato collections (8) already
included in the APIC databases;
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Inclusion of data of collections (c.6-10) who have not provided information before;
Inclusion of new fields of interest to the rational conservation strategy of the
potato genetic resources (e.g. health information, conservation aspects such as
availability, safety duplication, etc.)
• The renewed database will be the central tool for rationalization of the collections.
• Capacity building for further development of the databases will be also necessary, e.g.
funds for computerizing data, organising a meeting/training.
Budget components (estimated);
• Handling and uptake of information provided by all participants, This activity will be
supported by CIP but a financial subsistence of US $ 10.000 should be considered
• Providing computerized data by partners, estimated total cost US $12.500; more precise
information will be available after the survey.
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