During July 2026, Prof. Ferdinando Branca, Prof. of Vegetable and Flower Crops at the Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A) of the University of Catania, met on the 13th of July at the NPEC with Dr. Rick van Zedde, for visiting the phenotyping...
COUSIN WP2 partners Rete Semi Rurali and Università degli Studi di Catania (Italy), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Asociación Aprisco (Spain), Federal Office for Agriculture and University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos...
The conservation ofCWRs is closely linked to rural communities, where land use change and rural depopulation can threaten in situ populations. The COUSIN Project demonstrates how participatory education initiatives between researchers and rural schools can raise awareness of CWR value, foster co-creation of learning activities, and strengthen the connection between biodiversity conservation and local communities.
On February 25, Florence will host a study day entitled "Management and use of plant germplasm and microbial collections for the protection and economic enhancement of agrobiodiversity". Organized by the Southeast and Southwest sections of the Accademia dei...
Despite the bad weather that was raging in the rest of Sicily, the beautiful island of Favignana and its inhabitants welcomed with open arms the staff of Rete Semi Rurali, University of Catania, and Juan Carlos University of Madrid, all partners in the COUSIN project,...
"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 diversity for...
The conservation and sustainable use of CWRs requires stronger collaboration between different stakeholders. The COUSIN Project highlights the importance of this aspect to co-create context-specific solutions and build lasting support for CWR conservation and use.
How Cousin aims to contribute to the creation of Genetic Reserves that are durable, functional, and sustained by a local network of stakholders
What Genetic Reserves are and where the 5 planned by the Cousin project will be created
The Ministry of Agriculture of Spain has produced a video to disseminate the design, approval and implementation of the National Strategy on Conservation and Utilization of Crop Wild Relatives and Wild Food Plants. Click here to watch it!
