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| Incentive
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Venue and dates: Lusaka, Zambia, 11-14
September 2001
The
workshop will be hosted by the SADC Plant Genetic
Resources Centre (SPGRC) and Ministry of Agriculture
of Zambia, Plant and Animal Genetic Resources.
The preparation is being carried out by a committee
involving the hosting organisations, CTDT (Community
Technology Development Trust), GTZ, IPGRI and
CTA. Funds are being contributed by CTA, GTZ,
IDRC, Sida and IPGRI.
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SADC
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES CENTRE |
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The
SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC),
based in Lusaka, Zambia is a SADC institution
whose objectives are to: conserve and guarantee
safe preservation of crop and wild plant
genetic resources; document the plant genetic
resources of the region to ensure their
efficient and sustainable use and provide
a forum for exchange of scientific as well
as cultural, traditional and indigenous
knowledge and experiences; · train personnel
in plant genetic resources and co-ordinate
plant genetic resources activities in the
region.
SPGRC
co-ordinates a network of plant genetic
resources activities in the SADC member
states. The SADC member states are Angola,
Botswana, Congo DR, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The SPGRC maintains the base collection
for long term conservation of germplasm
on behalf of the member states while each
National Plant Genetic Resources Centre
maintains an active collection for use in
research and crop improvement. The targeted
species for conservation are indigenous
crops of the region such as sorghum, millet,
cowpea, cucurbit, bambara nut and traditional
vegetables and their wild relatives. Utilised
wild and weedy species such as medicinal
plants, wild fruits and vegetables are targeted.
Others are introduced crops such as maize,
rice, cassava, sweet potatoes and beans
that have been cultivated in the region
for a long time and have adapted to a wide
range of agro-ecological and farming systems
in the region.
SPGRC,
P/Bag CH6, Lusaka, Zambia. spgrc@zamnet.zm
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DEUTSCHE
GESELLSCHAFT FÜR TECHNISCHE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GTZ)
GMBH
Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
has been operating as a service company in international
development cooperation since 1975. The primary
goal of GTZ's work is to improve the living and
working conditions of people in the partner countries
and sustain the natural basis for life. GTZ deals
with a wide range of issues and tasks. In the
area of agrobiodiversity, they include, for example,
international agricultural research in cooperation
with IPGRI as a contribution to the in-situ conservation
of plant genetic resources, a network for plant
genetic resources in Central America, promotion
of seed production by self-help groups in southern
Africa and propagating disease-tolerant farm animals
in West Africa.
The
GTZ Project "Managing Agrobiodiversity in Rural
Areas" supports efforts undertaken in partner
countries to implement the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD), the FAO Global Plan of Action
(GPA) for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization
of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
and the Global Strategy for the Management of
Farm Animal Genetic Resources. The Project aims
at enhancing the long-term conservation and utilization
of plant and animal genetic resources in support
of agricultural production. To this end, the Project
develops concepts and strategies and supports
their integration in technical cooperation activities
in the field. Work currently focuses on the following
areas: political framework conditions, managing
agrobiodiversity at the community level, promoting
under-utilized cultivars and breeds and assessing
local animal breeds versus introduced breeds.
The
Project is funded by the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
GTZ,
P.O. Box 5180, 65726 Eschborn, Germany. www.gtz.de/agrobiodiv
SWEDISH
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPARATION AGENCY
A
world without poverty and oppression will be better
for everybody.
In
order to solve the major challenges of our era
- poverty, environmental degradation, and conflicts
- great co-operative efforts are necessary. International
development co-operation is an investment in ensuring
poor people a better life, in environmental conservation
and peace, in democracy and equality. It should
pave the way for equal relations and make itself
redundant.
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Sweden participates in this co-operation, in
this global assumption of responsibility.
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Development
co-operation mobilises Swedish society and contributes
to an internationalisation of the country.
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Sida's
task is to create conditions conducive to change
and to socially, economically and environmentally
sustainable development.
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Peace
and security are key prerequisites for development.
The prevention of conflicts and catastrophes
is an important part of our charge.
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The
partner countries are responsible for their
own development. Sida contributes resources
and develops skills and competence.
Sida's
activities span a wide variety of fields. We are
often forced to make choices in unique situations.
We shall have in-depth knowledge of countries,
development problems and methods of co-operation.
Sida should be characterised by a holistic approach,
clarity and adaptability. At present, in Zambia,
Sida supports activities of governmental and non-governmental
organisations in the informal seed sector, land
management and conservation farming and business
promotion in outlying areas." Sida creates the
preconditions for change and sustainable development.
Sida,
S-105 25 Stockholm, Sweden. www.sida.se
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC)
The
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is
a public corporation of the Government of Canada created
in 1970 to help developing countries find long-term
solutions to the social, economic, and environmental
problems they face. IDRC's architects believed that
the powers of science and technology could be harnessed
to promote economic growth and development in the South.
They envisioned an organization that would follow the
lead established by Southerners themselves. The result
was the first international organization to focus on
knowledge gained through research as a means for empowering
the people of the South. To ensure that the Centre's
programs continue to respond to the needs of the developing
world, a 21-member, international Board of Governors
oversees its operations.
IDRC's
mandate is to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct
research into the problems of the developing regions
of the world and into the means for applying and adapting
scientific, technical, and other knowledge to the economic
and social advancement of those regions.
To
achieve its objectives, IDRC funds the work of scientists
working in universities, private enterprise, government,
and nonprofit organizations in developing countries
and provides some support to regional research networks
and institutions in the Third World. This support is
designed to build a corps of researchers in each country
and to help develop the networks of people and institutions
that can undertake effective research and use the results
of research to effect change.
IDRC,
P.O. Box 8500 Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1G 3HG. www.idrc.ca
INTERNATIONAL
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INSTITUTE
The
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute is an
autonomous international scientific organization operating
under the aegis of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural research (CGIAR). It was established in
1991 as the successor to IBPGR (International Board
for Plant Genetic Resources). IPGRI's mandate is to
advance the conservation and use of genetic diversity
for the well being of present and future generations.
IPGRI's mission is to encourage, support and undertake
activities to improve the management of genetic resources
world wide so as to help eradicate poverty, increase
food security and protect the environment. IPGRI focuses
on the conservation and use of genetic resources important
to developing countries and has an explicit commitment
to specific crops. IPGRI works almost entirely through
partnership with other organizations, undertakes research
and training, and provides scientific and technical
advice and information. The international status of
IPGRI is conferred under an Establishment Agreement
which, to date, has been signed by Governments of 49
countries.
IPGRI
operates through five Regional offices covering the
world. The IPGRI sub Saharan Regional Office, based
in Nairobi, Kenya is responsible of 48 sovereign states
grouped into five subregions, namely Eastern Africa,
Southern Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and the
islands off the Eastern coast of the continent (i.e.
Madagascar, Mauritius, the Comoros and the Seychelles).
It provides support to countries as well as to regional
and sub regional networks in the sub-Saharan region
in developing plant genetic resources programmes In
particular, IPGRI helps in developing National programmes,
carrying out thematic research aimed at developing methodologies
for plant genetic resources conservation and use, building
capacity, training and education, and providing information
and documentation.
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