General information about the project/initiative
Name of the Project/Initiative: Future Trees Trust
Acronym: FTT
General information about the organisation
Name: Teagasc
City: Dublin
Post Code: 17
Country: Ireland
Contact details of the person responsible for the project/initiative:
Name: Gerry C. Douglas
Phone number: 018459006
Website [1]
Description of the project/initiative
Domains covered by the project/initiative:
- Forest genetic resources (FGR)
Number of partners: 7
Scope of the project: International
Initial motivation for starting the project/initiative: Providing improve germplasm of broadleaved trees
Actions which describe the project – Actions are ranked from 1 to 10
Breeding and producing cultivars/breeds (including pre-breeding) | 1 |
Improving methodology (improving all the above, standardising, etc.) | 5 |
Legal/policy matters (improving access, ABS, etc.) | 4 |
Scientific research (analysing diversity, finding traits, etc.) | 2 |
Promoting use (aiming at potential users) | 3 |
Raising public awareness (aiming at the general public) | 6 |
Budget and funding
Overall budget of the project/initiative (in Euros): 50,000
National government: 40%
Private: 60%
Comments: figures are approximate
Expected outcomes and communication
Outcomes
Improve/conserve genetic resource materials | X |
Scientific community | X |
Genetic resources conservation community | X |
Beneficiaries
Users of genetic resources such as breeders, farmers, industry | X |
Project/initiative to lead to the initiation of further projects/initiatives
– EC funded projects may emerge