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From the field to comics: an educational journey discovering Crop Wild relatives

From the field to comics: an educational journey discovering Crop Wild relatives

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jun 9, 2026 | educational activites, events, news

With the end of the school year, a wonderful educational experience also came to a close, involving students and teaching staff from the Russell Newton institute in a journey to discover biodiversity and the origins of our crops. The initiative, carried out within the...
Three days of activities and synergies for the third annual project meeting

Three days of activities and synergies for the third annual project meeting

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Jun 8, 2026 | Conferences, events, news

The third COUSIN Annual Meeting took place from 25 to 27 May in Scandicci, Italy, and was hosted by the project partner Rete Semi Rurali. The event brought together representatives from across the consortium to review project achievements, exchange knowledge, and...
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Crop Wild Relatives and the COUSIN project presented on inRete!

by Chiara Degl'Innocenti | Dec 19, 2025 | events, news

The Italian partner Rete Semi Rurali ETS presented the COUSIN project on 𝐢𝐧𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐞!, its monthly series of live events designed to raise awareness of RSR, its projects, members, and the organizations it collaborates with in Italy and Europe. In the first episode of the...
The role of CWRs in developing more resilient and sustainable agricultural systems in an online meeting with stakeholders

The role of CWRs in developing more resilient and sustainable agricultural systems in an online meeting with stakeholders

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...
The role of crop wild relatives in Brassica breeding: COUSIN Project highlights at the Smarties.bio Open Day

The role of crop wild relatives in Brassica breeding: COUSIN Project highlights at the Smarties.bio Open Day

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...
Crop Wild Relatives for sustainable agriculture

Crop Wild Relatives for sustainable agriculture

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...
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Recent Posts

  • D6.3 – Practice Abstract BATCH 2
  • 20 – Benefits of Crop Wild Relatives in-situ conservation to ruralcommunities – CWRs as a key player for active, innovative and outdoor rural education
  • 19 – Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) for Crop Wild Relatives – Standardizing CWRs identification globally
  • 18 – Crop Wild Relatives descriptors – How to describe and document CWRs conserved in situ
  • 17 – Collecting Crop Wild Relatives, legal aspect – Navigating EU and International legal frameworks for CWRs collection and exchange

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