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Annual Genebanks Meeting 2017

AGM 2017 Photo Gallery

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The 2017 Annual Genebanks Meeting of the Genebank Platform was held from 10-15 September at the Botanic Garden Meise. Approximately 40 delegates participated in the closed sessions. — Annual Genebanks Meeting 2017 - Group

Genebank Platform Coordinator Charlotte Lusty kicks off the opening session of AGM 2017. — Annual Genebanks Meeting 2017 - Day 1

Daniel Debouck delivered a keynote address entitled 'Reflection by a ‘has bean’: what should be in a genebank'

David Ellis of CIP spoke of the Genebank Platform's Use module on Day 1.

Jean Hanson of ILRI presented a keynote address entitled 'The Changing Face of Genetic Resources'.

Nicolas Roux of Bioversity presents in the genebank roundtable on Day 1

Annual Genebanks Meeting 2017 - Day 2

Genebank Platform member Dr Hari Upadhyaya of ICRISAT makes a comment at the 2017 AGM. Credit: Michael Major

Genebank Platform Management Team Chair Dr Thomas Payne of CIMMYT makes a comment at the 2017 AGM. Photo: Michael Major /Crop Trust

Annual Genebanks Meeting 2017 - Day 4

Nikolay Dzyubenko (VIR-Russia) presented on Day 4.

Steven Dessein of Botanic Garden Meise spoke of botanic gardens and genebanks on Day 4.

Annual Genebanks Meeting 2017 - Day 5

Day 5 of the 2017 AGM featured a tour of ITC Musa genebank in Leuven.

Annual Genebanks Meeting 2017 - Day 6

The Genebanks

The 11 CGIAR genebanks currently conserve 730,000 of cereals and grain legumes, forage crops, tree species, root and tuber crops, bananas and crop wild relatives.