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Webinar 2 will highlight the importance of germplasm (phytosanitary) health in the prevention of transboundary pest and disease spread, as well as the propagation of clean planting material to be used locally. Experts will discuss the implications of poor germplasm practices on agricultural and food system sustainability, farmer livelihoods, and food and nutrition security. They will also examine how opportunities for greater workplace diversity in germplasm health hubs and gender-responsive programming could drive more inclusive sustainable development. Learn more about the webinar series. |
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Resources from the webinar
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- The line of defense against the transboundary spread of pests and diseases
- Healthy germplasm = healthy plants = stronger food systems
- Consider the seed
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17 February 2021 |  |
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| Lava Kumar
Head of the Germplasm Health Unit, & Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Unit |
Jan Kreuze
Head of Health and Quarantine Unit |
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| Vivian Polar
Gender and Innovation, Senior Specialist |
Safaa Kumari
Head of Germplasm Health Unit |
Ravi Khetarpal
Executive Secretary |
Francoise Petter
Assistant Director |
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| Charlotte Lusty
Head of Programs |
Jingyuan Xia
Secretary
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| James Stapleton Head of Communications International Potato Center (CIP) |
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| Vivian Atakos Regional Communications Specialist International Potato Center (CIP) |
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About the webinar series
The UN has designated 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). CGIAR’s IYPH 2020 events comprise a series of four webinars of global scope targeting scientists and researchers working in relevant fields. Each webinar will take an in-depth look at a different aspect of the crop supply chain, identifying areas for further research and opportunities to take current scientific innovations to scale, with the aim of boosting the long-term health of plants and the environment in low- and middle-income countries.
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Photo: The CIP genebank helps to fuel research with an extensive inventory of advanced materials with demanded traits such as drought tolerance and disease resistance. It holds 4500 varieties of potato, 6000 varieties of sweetpotato and 21,000 ascensions. A total of 80 percent of the world’s potato and sweetpotato cultivars are housed at the gene bank. As of 2007 over 1 million hectares planted worldwide with potato varieties bred or obtained through CIP. Credit: CIP