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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