METK employees Külli Annamaa and Ireene Roman participate in the international conference
“Seeds of Resilience 2026”, held in Malmö, Sweden,
on 21-23 October.
“Seeds of Resilience 2026”, held in Malmö, Sweden,
on 21-23 October.
The conference will focus on the conservation of plant genetic resources and their use in plant breeding.
Approximately 180 researchers, plant breeders, gene bank representatives and PhD students from the Nordic countries, Europe and other countries participate in the conference.
The aim of the conference is to strengthen collaboration and identify better ways to use plant genetic diversity to support future food security and sustainable agriculture.
Prior to the conference, participants visited the plant breeding division of Lantmännen, the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen), and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
Conference programme
https://www.nordgen.org/media/h5jjogl3/programme-seeds-of-resilience-conference-2026.pdf
The conference will focus on the following key topics:
- One health: resilience and preparedness in agrifood systems provided by plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
- Conservation of plant genetic resources: AI, new trends and techniques
- Pre-breeding: linking genetic resources to plant breeding
- Phenotyping and characterization of genetic resources, including crop wild relatives
- New and advanced breeding technologies and future directions
- Agroecology systems interaction with crop diversity, including underutilized crops
- Resilient and sustainable food systems