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What are Vavilov Centres?

The Vavilov centres are the cradles of almost all of our agricultural crops, there are no more than a dozen of them worldwide.

Centro Internacional de la Papa
A short introduction about the man himself - Nikolai I Vavilov

Great Vavilov Centre related links

CIP News and Index – a very interesting site in English and Spanish.

Food, Politics and the Loss of Genetic Diversity

The Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry

Ethiopian Science and Technology

Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and Research - Ethiopia

The Global Crop Diversity Trust - A Foundation for Food Security

Southern Seed Exchange - Organic Horticulture Section, Christchurch Polytechnic, NZ

Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) - Saving the seed: Europe's Challenge

Treasure in a bowl of porridge

Africa Environment Outlook - Past, present and future perspectives

Designing GEF Biodiversity Projects - United Nations Development Programme

Medicinal plant resources of Ethiopia