On 12 December 2025, an online stakeholder meeting was organized by the partner BETA Technological Center organized within the framework of the project COUSIN to discuss the role of crop wild relatives (CWR) in the development of more resilient and sustainable...
COUSIN partner Aprisco planted this academic year’s educational garden at San Martín School (Garganta la Olla), a partner in the “Farmland biodiversity for rural wellbeing” living lab. The same approach was followed as last year’s garden, focusing on legumes and...
Blaise Petitpierre and Sylvain Aubry (UNIL and FOAG) have presented COUSIN results to the Swiss Commission for Cultivated Plants (CPC/SKEK) on 6th November 2025 in Lyss, Switzerland. The CPC is responsible for the conservation and sustainable use of cultivated plants...
“The Crop Wild Relatives Conservation Strategies explained” is the fifth and last video in a series designed and produced by the COUSIN to explore the history, characteristics, and potential of CWRs. Crop Wild Relatives are a vital source of genetic...
“The characterization of Crop Wild Relatives unveiled” is the third video in a series designed and produced by the COUSIN to explore the history, characteristics, and potential of CWRs. How does breeding improve living organisms through domestication,...
