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| − | *[[Margaret Catley-Carlson]] – | + | *[[Margaret Catley-Carlson]] – chair |
| + | *[[Wangari Maathai]] – vice-chair | ||
| + | *[[Lewis Coleman]] | ||
| + | *Sir [[Peter Crane]] – fellow of the [[Royal Society]], UK | ||
| + | *[[Jorio Dauster]] – board chairman of [[Brasil Ecodiesel]] | ||
| + | *[[Adel El-Beltagy]] – chair of the [[Global Forum on Agricultural Research]] (GFAR) | ||
| + | *[[Cary Fowler]] – Past member of the [[National Plant Genetic Resources Board]] of the US and the Board of Trustees of the [[International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center]] in Mexico | ||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 28 June 2009
The Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT) says its mission is "to ensure the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide".[1]
Affiliations
- Bioversity International: The Global Crop Diversity Trust is listed among the Top 20 donors to Bioversity International in BI's Annual Report 2008.[2]
People
Board
As at June 2009:[3]
- Margaret Catley-Carlson – chair
- Wangari Maathai – vice-chair
- Lewis Coleman
- Sir Peter Crane – fellow of the Royal Society, UK
- Jorio Dauster – board chairman of Brasil Ecodiesel
- Adel El-Beltagy – chair of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)
- Cary Fowler – Past member of the National Plant Genetic Resources Board of the US and the Board of Trustees of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico
Funding
According to the GCDT website, its donors as of June 2009 are the following governments, foundations and corporations:[4]
- Australia (AusAID)
- Brazil (EMBRAPA)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/UN Foundation
- Canada (CIDA)
- CGIAR Centres
- Colombia (Ministry of Agriculture)
- DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred
- Egypt (Ministry of Agriculture)
- Ethiopia
- Gatsby Charitable Foundation
- Germany
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Gordon J. Hammersley Foundation
- Grains Research and Development Corporation
- India (Ministry of Agriculture)
- International Seed Federation
- Ireland (Irish Aid)
- Italy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust
- New Zealand (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry)
- Norway (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Sam Spiegel Foundation
- Spain
- Sweden (Sida)
- Switzerland (SDC)
- Syngenta AG
- Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
- Systemwide Genetic Resources Programme
- United Kingdom
- United Nations Foundation
- United States of America (USAID)
- World Bank - CGIAR
Contact
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- Email:
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- Website:
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Resources
Notes
- ↑ Our mission, Global Crop Diversity Trust website, accessed June 27 2009
- ↑ Bioversity International Annual Report 2008, p. 27, accessed 27 June 2009
- ↑ http://www.croptrust.org/main/board.php?itemid=70 Board], GCDT website, accessed June 27 2009
- ↑ Donors, GCDT website, accessed June 27 2009
