So apparently, according to various tweets, Prof. David Mabberley made an impassioned plea for crop wild relatives and genebanks during a panel discussion at the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne earlier today. Will try to find out more.
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So apparently, according to various tweets, Prof. David Mabberley made an impassioned plea for crop wild relatives and genebanks during a panel discussion at the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne earlier today. Will try to find out more.
Sorry, I don’t remember well enough what he said to provide a direct quote. He emphasized the importance of crops wild relatives and genebanks, and in the context of the game-show-like format of the panel discussion, asked for $100 million for genebanks.
$100 mill ain’t gonna get you very far, alas…
It seems Prof. Mabberley may have been referring to the Millennium Seed Bank funding objective, which is ca 100 million Pounds Sterling for its 2nd phase, 2010-2020.