Improving the identification, handling and storage of âdifficultâ seeds ...
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3.2. EAPGREN presentation<br />
<strong>Improving</strong> <strong>the</strong> Identification, H<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>and</strong> Storage <strong>of</strong> ‘Difficult’ Seeds<br />
Dr. Abebe Demissie<br />
Eastern Africa Plant Genetic Resources Network<br />
Background<br />
▪ Network establishment meeting<br />
- Kampala, Nov.97<br />
- Organized by: IPGRI, NARO, Sida<br />
- Participating institutions - government delegates, NGOs, CG Centres, UN agencies<br />
▪ Membership<br />
- Open to all Eastern Africa <strong>and</strong> IGAD countries<br />
- Current members: Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rw<strong>and</strong>a, Sudan <strong>and</strong><br />
Ug<strong>and</strong>a<br />
▪ Designed for a 20 year framework<br />
- initial 5 year establishment phase - with donor funding<br />
▪ Sida funding<br />
- Committed to provide $ 3.0 million 5 years<br />
- Current agreement for 3 years<br />
- Sustainability mechanisms: country contributions, Competitive Grant Schemes (CGS)<br />
▪ Operates under <strong>the</strong> umbrella <strong>of</strong> ASARECA<br />
ASARECA<br />
▪ ASARECA is an acronym for Association for Streng<strong>the</strong>ning Agricultural Research in Eastern<br />
<strong>and</strong> Central Africa<br />
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Non-political sub regional organization <strong>of</strong> NARIs <strong>of</strong> ten countries<br />
ASARECA Aims at increasing <strong>the</strong> efficiency <strong>of</strong> agric research so as to facilitate<br />
- economic growth<br />
- food security<br />
- export competitiveness<br />
Carries its work thru regional research networks, CGS, etc<br />
Network Mission<br />
To harness, conserve <strong>and</strong> to promote greater use <strong>of</strong> PGRs for:<br />
▪ food security<br />
▪ improved health<br />
▪ socio-economic advancement<br />
- rural communities<br />
- present <strong>and</strong> future generations.<br />
Network goal<br />
Overall goal is to contribute to sustainable agricultural productivity <strong>and</strong> food security through<br />
conservation <strong>and</strong> sustainable use <strong>of</strong> PGR in <strong>the</strong> ECA region<br />
Programmatic areas<br />
▪ Capacity building - development <strong>of</strong> operational <strong>and</strong> effective programs<br />
▪ Research <strong>and</strong> development<br />
- address PGR constraints<br />
- adding value<br />
- bio-prospecting
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