January 2020

Opening meeting for development of the "Programme for the conservation of plant genetic resources 2021+" takes place in the Polli Horticultural Research Centre of the Estonian University of Life Sciences on 30 January 2020.

Agenda of the seminar.

10.00 Welcome coffee
10.30 Opening remarks by Toomas Kevvai, Deputy secretary general for Food Safety, Science and Development at the Ministry of Rural Affairs
10.45 presentation of the programme for the collection and conservation of genetic resources (2014-2020) Külliki Holtsmann, Ministry of Rural Affairs
11.00 presentation of activities of the agencies and associated bodies participating in the programme
Estonian Crop Research Institute
Estonian University of Life Sciences PKI Polli Horticultural Research Centre
Tartu University Botanical Garden
Tallinn University of Technology
Agricultural Research Centre

12.15 Presentations from external guests

               In Plant Altas, wild related species
Plants and climate change Hanna Hõrak, University of Tartu
Horticulture in Estonian Open Air Museum Anneli Banner, open air

14.30 Discussion on the collection, storage and use of genetic resources in working groups, brainstorm for the development of a new programme (SWOT)

16.30 Conclusions

Külliki Holtsmann
Chief specialist, Department of Research and Development, phone +372 625 6203

Ministry of Rural Affairs
Phone: (+372) 660 0000
tel. +372 625 6101 | www.agri.ee