Historia de los Bancos de Germoplasma de Microorganismos AGROSAVIA (BGM-A)

Almario, Carolina González; Sabogal, Hugo Rodolfo Jiménez; Barandica, Luisa Alejandra Rugeles; Gutiérrez, Liz Alejandra Uribe; Riaño, Jennifer Lorena Garcia; Gómez, Carol Viviana Amaya; Campos, Paola Jimena Criollo; Estrada-Bonilla, Germán; Moncada, Urley Adrián Pérez; Buitrago, Ruth Rebeca Bonilla; Ibañez, María Camila Rengifo; Velásquez, Sabrina del Carmen Jiménez; Higuera, Ligia Denise Torres; Ardila, David Emigdio López; Beltrán, Óscar Gabriel; Masmela, Juan Camilo Ovalle; León, Rocío Feney Herrera; Rute, Lina Marcela Botero; Villamizar, Fernando Rodríguez

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“…Many DIA experts developed the first successful plant varieties in different crops such as maize and potato (i.e., Diacol H104 and Diacol Capiro, respectively). In 1962, DIA became ICA, which started an essential collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation, enhancing plant breeding, plant pathology, and plant physiology [18]. The ICA also generated grants and fellowships to support M.Sc.…”

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Opportunities and Challenges to Improve a Public Research Program in Plant Breeding and Enhance Underutilized Plant Genetic Resources in the Tropics

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Galeano

Tehelen³

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The American tropics are hotspots of wild and domesticated plant biodiversity, which is still underutilized by breeding programs despite being conserved at regional gene banks. The improvement of those programs depends on long-term public funds and the maintenance of specialized staff. Unfortunately, financial ups and downs complicate staff connectivity and their research impact. Between 2000 and 2010, Agrosavia (Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria) dramatically decreased its public financial support. In 2017, we surveyed all 52 researchers from Agrosavia involved in plant breeding and plant genetic resource programs to examine the effect of decimating funds in the last ten years. We hypothesized that the staff dedicated to plant breeding still suffer a strong fragmentation and low connectivity. As we expected, the social network among researchers is weak. The top ten central leaders are predominantly males with an M.Sc. degree but have significant experience in the area. The staff has experience in 31 tropical crops, and 17 are on the list of underutilized species. Moreover, although 26 of these crops are in the national germplasm bank, this has not been the primary source for their breeding programs. We proposed five principles to improve connectivity among teams and research impact: (1) The promotion of internal discussion about gender gaps and generation shifts to design indicators to monitor and decrease this disparity over time. (2) The construction of long-term initiatives and synergies with the Colombian government to support the local production of food security crops independent of market trends. (3) Better collaboration between the National Plant Germplasm Bank and plant breeding researchers. (4) A concerted priority list of species (especially those neglected or underutilized) and external institutions to better focus the collaborative efforts in research using public funds. (5) Better spaces for the design of projects among researchers and training programs in new technologies. These principles could also apply in other tropical countries with public plant breeding research programs facing similar challenges.

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Opportunities and Challenges to Improve a Public Research Program in Plant Breeding and Enhance Underutilized Plant Genetic Resources in the Tropics

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Tehelen³

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Estudio retrospectivo del Sistema Nacional de Semillas (SNS) de Colombia

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Este documento es un recuento histórico de la evolución de las semillas en Colombia. Compila información valiosa que data del siglo XIX y muestra en retrospectiva la forma en que los cambios políticos facilitaron que diversas instituciones públicas y privadas pudieran abordar el desarrollo agropecuario a partir de la disponibilidad de las semillas para crear el entorno productivo nacional con los principales cultivos agroindustriales y de seguridad alimentaria entre los siglos XX y XXI. El análisis posterior, se aborda a través de encuestas con distintos actores y comunidades ancestrales para conocer su percepción sobre el estado actual de las semillas en Colombia y nos marca retos superiores para construir una visión compartida alrededor del uso, conocimiento y utilización de las semillas. El grupo de profesionales de las más diversas disciplinas que se adentró en el rescate de esta información lo hizo con absoluto compromiso y convencidos de que con esto se crean las bases para consolidar un SNS sólido de cara a los retos que enfrenta hoy la agricultura colombiana. Por las razones expuestas, creo que este estudio, se convierte en documento obligado de consulta para investigadores, académicos y tomadores de decisiones y merece ser difundido ampliamente dentro del Sistema Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria.

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Historia de los Bancos de Germoplasma de Microorganismos AGROSAVIA (BGM-A)

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Opportunities and Challenges to Improve a Public Research Program in Plant Breeding and Enhance Underutilized Plant Genetic Resources in the Tropics

Opportunities and Challenges to Improve a Public Research Program in Plant Breeding and Enhance Underutilized Plant Genetic Resources in the Tropics

Estudio retrospectivo del Sistema Nacional de Semillas (SNS) de Colombia

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