by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Dec 16, 2025 | Conferences, events, news
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...
by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Nov 17, 2025 | events, news, Training activities
On the 14th of November 2025, participants of the Smarties.bio seed company Open Day had the valuable opportunity, after visiting the company’s production fields, to closely observe the brassica populations developed within the COUSIN project. The visit was guided by...
by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Nov 4, 2025 | events, news
On 14 November, during the open day organised by Smarties.bio (in the province of Venice, Italy), visitors will be able to tour the farm structures and learn about the different stages and techniques involved in production. With Professor Ferdinando Branca (University...
by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Oct 30, 2025 | brassica, events, news
On October 15th, 2025, the UNICT research team carried out a collection mission along Palermo and Trapani provinces (Caltavuturo, Sclafani Bagni and Castellammare del Golfo) to monitor three B. rupestris populations, one of the five Brassica wild relatives...
by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Oct 27, 2025 | educational activites, events, news
On 11 September 2025, a group of eight postdoctoral researchers from the University of Aarhus, Denmark visited Nordic Seed to learn more about our ongoing scientific projects and breeding programs. The COUSIN project and the efforts of the Danish partner to identify...
by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jul 22, 2025 | events, news
In June 2025, in Perugia (Italy) the COUSIN project, along with his sister project (PROWILD), was presented at the 15th National Conference on Biodiversity and the 2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Biodiversity. The event was organized by the Department of...