Speakers
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Maria Teresa Lazzaro
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Matteo Petitti
Organizer
ECO – PB
Website
https://www.eco-pb.org/about-eco-pb.htmlThe European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding (ECO-PB) was founded in 2001 with the aim of promoting organic plant breeding and building up an independent expertise. As a non-profit association the main purpose is to foster organic agriculture, protect the environment and conserve agrobiodiversity through plant breeding programmes designed specifically for the needs of organic farming systems. Therefore, the main focus areas of the European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding (ECO-PB) include: Initiating, supporting and maintaining organic plant breeding programmes Developing and investigating the concepts, scientific basis and financial tools for organic plant breeding Developing and promoting appropriate standards, practice and legal frameworks for organic plant breeding Providing a platform for exchange of knowledge and experience on organic plant breeding to European breeders, farmers, researchers and policy makers, as well as other IFOAM organisations Carrying out meetings and workshops on organic seed and organic plant breeding issues Providing discussion papers on plant breeding issues to support decision making processes
Other Organizers
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Rete Semi Rurali
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Email
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Website
http://www.rsr.bio
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FIBL
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Website
https://www.fibl.org/en
Multi-actor culinary breeding methodologies: from theory to practical examples in Europe
The workshop is designed to provide a comprehensive exploration of culinary breeding methodologies, transitioning from theoretical concepts to practical applications. The workshop is divided into two parts.
In the first part, the workshop kicks off with an introduction to the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Breeding (ECO-PB) and the Young Breeders’ network, presented by Mariateresa Lazzaro from FiBL. Following this, Matteo Petitti from RSR provides an overview of the workshop’s agenda. Camille Vindras from France delves into the practical applications of sensory evaluation in participatory plant breeding, highlighting the significance of this approach in culinary breeding. Bernd Horneburg explores the unique challenges and opportunities in selecting root vegetables for flavor and seed production on the same plant. The first part wraps up with an experience exchange session among participants, facilitated by Camille Vindras.
After a lunch break, the second part of the workshop begins. Daniela Ponzini from RSR leads a practical experience session focusing on rice breeding, combining a 30-minute exercise with a 15-minute discussion. The workshop concludes with an exploration of practical experiences in radicchio breeding, presented by Andrea Ghedina from SMARTIES.BIO, featuring another 30-minute exercise followed by a 15-minute discussion.
This workshop offers a valuable platform for participants to gain insights into multi-actor culinary breeding methodologies, from theory to real-world applications, with a focus on diverse crops and sensory evaluation techniques.
