In order to ensure the preservation of biodiversity, it is important not only in the gene bank and in field collections, but also in natural habitats (in situ).
Employees of the Gene Bank and the vegetable breeding group of the Estonian Crop Research Institute visited Granny Garden in the Rebasemõisa village in Karula National Park, Valga County.
While supermarket shelves have seemingly become increasingly scribed in recent decades, consumption has moved ever further away from natural diversity.
The Minister Of Rural Affairs Arvo Aller opened today the newly renovated and furnished laboratory building at the Estonian Crop Research Institute (ETKI) in Jõgeva.
The Nordic Genetic Resource Centre NordGen, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania gene banks take the data management system GRIN-Global instead of SESTO.
The Evaluation Committee for the implementation of the agricultural crop genetic resources programme at the Ministry of Rural Affairs has begun the preparation of a national programme 2021+.