AGOSTINHO NETO UNIVERSITY: CRF with over 400 seed samples of different species

Agostinho Neto University issued the following announcement on Oct. 22.

The national phytogenetic resources conference will be held from 22 to 23 October in the amphitheater of the Hotel Victória Garden.

The National Conference on Plant Genetic Resources that runs under the motto: Plant Genetic Resources - legacy of the past, opportunity for the present and sustainability for the future, aims to highlight the importance of Angola's Plant Genetic Resources.

The opening act was chaired by the University Rector Agostinho Neto, Professor Doctor Pedro Magalhães, who at the time highlighted the storage of more than 400 seed samples of different species, from cereals, pulses, oilseeds conserved in the seed bank created by the Center. of Plant Genetic Resources (CRF).

The Rector of UAN welcomed the presence at the Conference of speakers representing the SADC region, namely Namibia and Mozambique, and speakers from Spain and Brazil, as well as the presence of the Director of the SADC Plant Genetic Resources Center and national speakers and speakers. .

The National Conference on Plant Genetic Resources ends tomorrow, October 23 with panel II discussion on Plant Genetic Resource Utilization.

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