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*[[Cary Fowler]] – former 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 | *[[Cary Fowler]] – former 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 | ||
*[[Emile Frison]] – director general of [[Bioversity International]] | *[[Emile Frison]] – director general of [[Bioversity International]] | ||
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| + | *[[Modibo Tiémoko Traoré]] – former Minister for Rural Development with the Government of Mali. FAO Assistant Director-General charged with the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department. | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 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 – former 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
- Emile Frison – director general of Bioversity International
- John Lovett – chair of the Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity, Australia
- Karl Erik Olsson – former Minister of Agriculture of Sweden
- Modibo Tiémoko Traoré – former Minister for Rural Development with the Government of Mali. FAO Assistant Director-General charged with the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department.
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
- Address:
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- Phone:
- ...
- Email:
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- Website:
- ...
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
