45 YEARS OF COOPERATION IN EUROPE FOR DIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY!
In this 4 min video ‘Saving European plant and food diversity: together, we are stronger!’, Marc Lateur tells a story about apple diversity, with a happy ending (Marc Lateur is the ECPGR National coordinator from Belgium).
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EVA – The European Evaluation Network for Plant Genetic Resources
Established by ECPGR in 2019, EVA unites European PGRFA stakeholders to enhance knowledge of plant genetic diversity in genebanks and promote its use in breeding and research.
WATCH VIDEOUkraine joins FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Ukraine’s accession strengthens global efforts to conserve and share the plant genetic resources that sustain food security worldwide
Join the online celebration of EUCARPIA's 70th anniversary on 2 July 2026
EUCARPIA celebrates its 70 years of activities with an online event on plant breeding collaboration and innovation
AEGIS Plus publishes desk study on the availability of AEGIS accessions
A new report examines how accessible AEGIS-designated material is in practice, drawing on direct input from genebanks across Europe.
ECPGR 18th Steering Committee meeting
The 18th meeting of the ECPGR Steering Committee took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 1 to 4 June 2026. [More info]
The Plant Genetic Resources Strategyfor Europe sets ambitious goals and actionable steps for conservation and use by 2030.
Read the policy brief: Plant genetic resources conservation and sustainable use – What should Europe urgently do?
Genetic Resources Journal
An open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing research, methods, case studies, reviews and opinions on genetic resource use and conservation, supported by ECPGR and ERFP.
Submit your manuscript at: www.GenResJ.org
Crop wild relatives in EURISCO
The project endowed the European region with a centralized, public and web-searchable inventory of passport data for in situ CWR priority populations.
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Our vision
The widest plant diversity is preserved for sustainable agriculture,
food security and quality
Our mission
European Network to promote conservation, management and sustainable use
of plant genetic diversity
