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Meeting on the PGRFA Country Report. Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, 7 December 2006.
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National Stakeholder Workshop on PGRFA Information Sharing. Institute of Genetic Resources, Baku, 12-13 June 2006.
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Stakeholder Meeting on the Establishment of a National Mechanism on PGRFA. Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, 13-14 March 2006.
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What is the NATIONAL MECHANISM?
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The National Mechanism is a network of national institutions and experts engaged with the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) in Azerbaijan.
Its Main Objectives are to:
facilitate access to and analysis of PGRFA information,
assist decision-making processes, and
conserve the country's historical memory on PGRFA.
The Mechanism, which serves as a monitoring tool of the implementation of the Global Plan of Action (GPA) on PGRFA in the country, has been established with the technical and financial support of FAO.
Mechanism's RESOURCES
A Steering Committe, thirteen national institutions, and more than 120 national professionals, experts and farmers have contributed to the Mechanism's establishment in 2006.
A Report on the state of PGRFA in the country has been prepared, based on the information gathered through this process. This strategic assessment describes the present state of PGRFAconservation and use, highlighting achievements and changes since 1996 and identifying priorities and needs to be dealt with by the National Programme in the coming years. It will be submitted to the
FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as the Azerbaijan’s contribution to the preparation of the Second Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
A Database including information both in Azeri and English on in situ and ex situ PGRFA conservation, breeding and seed production. It also includes the most comprehensive inventory of national PGRFA-related institutions, experts, publications, laws and projects, as well as of cultivated varieties. This database serves the State PGR Committee and national institutions as a working instrument for drafting strategies and plans.
Who can participate into the Mechanism and how?
All stakeholders, specifically, public or private institutions, organizations, enterprises which contribute to the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in the country can be part of the Mechanism by contacting the National Coordinator or the Mechanism's Curator.
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