On the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources in Europe: a stakeholder analysis

Samenvatting

This chapter presents a study on the current status of conservation and use of plant genetic resources in Europe and on how this could be improved and developed towards a European plant germplasm system. The methods used, the vision of what an improved system for conservation and use of plant genetic resources should look like and the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the current system are also discussed.