General information about the project/initiative
Name of the Project/Initiative: Programme for Conservation of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
General information about the organisation
Name: Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine
City: Dublin
Post Code: 2
Country: Ireland
Contact details of the person responsible for the project/initiative:
Name: Donal Coleman
Phone number: 353 1 6302902
Website [1]
Description of the project/initiative
Domains covered by the project/initiative:
- Plant genetic resources (PGR)
- Animal genetic resources (AnGR)
- Forest genetic resources (FGR)
- Microbial and Invertebrate genetic resources (MIGR)
Number of partners: 14
Scope of the project: National
Initial motivation for starting the project/initiative: Programme initiated in 1996 to comply with obligations under the CBD and later developed to align with priority activities of the FAO CGRFA. It is accorded a project budget annually
Actions which describe the project – Actions are ranked from 1 to 10
| Managing genetic resources (collecting, conserving, maintaining, regenerating, optimising composition, etc.) | 1 |
| Managing information (databasing, interfacing, etc.) | 2 |
| Improving methodology (improving all the above, standardising, etc.) | 3 |
| Legal/policy matters (improving access, ABS, etc.) | 4 |
| Raising public awareness (aiming at the general public) | 5 |
| The programme represents Department policy and programming in this field, including coordination of activiites of NGOs, other state bodies and decision making and funding with regard to priority areas |
Budget and funding
Overall budget of the project/initiative (in Euros): €60,000
National government: 100%
Comments: This is a state funded programme to meet international obligations with regard to conservation and utilization of genetic resources for food and agriculture
Expected outcomes and communication
Outcomes
| Increase knowledge | X |
| Improve/conserve genetic resource materials | X |
| Scientific community | X |
| Genetic resources conservation community | X |
Beneficiaries
| Final consumers | X |
| Policy makers | X |
| Users of genetic resources such as breeders, farmers, industry | X |
Project/initiative to lead to the initiation of further projects/initiatives
– The programme is regularly reviewed to ensure that it continues to address priority areas as articulated by stakeholders