http://cropgenebank.sgrp.cgiar.org/

Crop Genebank Knowledge Base

Design team

E. Dulloo, A. Jorge, G. Claessens, E. Goldberg, I. Thormann, E. Gacheru,S. Alemayehu and J. Hanson

An initiative of the CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resources Programme, financed by the World Bank and coordinated by Bioversity International

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Outline

• Why was the CGKB developed?

• Compilation of content

• Creation of the website

• Training and self learning tool

• Overview of website

• How you can participate

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Why was the CGKB developed?• Scattered protocols, manuals,

guidelines, publications, etc.; • Not readily accessible (unpublished

manuals)• Past publications: generic documents

and not crop specific; e.g. FAO/IPGRI Genebank standard, Bioversity Handbooks for genebank

• Harmonization of practicesamong genebanks

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Goal of CGKB

To facilitate easy access to the knowledge and best practices for genebank

management of selected crops for more efficient and effective conservation.

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Objectives• Provide a user-friendly online access to procedures,

standards and practices for managing clonally propagated and seed crops held in genebanks.

• Compile and adapt best practices in a learning platform.

• Provide links to other related information and training resources.

• Develop a mechanism to update and develop new best practices for the management of new crops in genebanks.

• Build capacity of genebank curators and technicians.

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Compilation of the content• Choice of nine species - held “in common” • Common template for compiling and

preparing for best practices• Compilation of best practices - led by

CGIAR curators; gathered and consulted with crop experts to prepare best practices

• Compiled all existing materials, guidelines, publications, training tools etc.

• Crop specific regeneration guidelines -supported by The Global Crop Diversity Trust

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Creation of the website

• Design of the website production of a banner; following SGRP style

• Design team: expertise on IT, genebank management, training and capacity building, working across 3 countries

• Free Joomla Content management system

• Work in progress!http://cropgenebank.sgrp.cgiar.org/

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Training tool• Use as training tool• CGKB is designed to be

a self learning tool on genebank management

• Training materials and aids

Website was tested and used at the International Course on genebank management organized by Rural Development Administration, Korea and Bioversity International

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How you can participate• Feedback mechanism through

wiki and fora• Expand to other crops –

Template is available for submitting practices

• Sharing of your materials with others through the CGKB

• Translation to other languages – looking for sponsors

• Providing comments NOW

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http://cropgenebank.sgrp.cgiar.org/

An initiative of the CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resources Programme, financed by the World Bank and coordinated

by Bioversity International and involving a team of crop genetic resources specialists.

Contact for further information : Imke Thormann i.thormann@cgiar.org

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