Inception

On the 1st of December 2020, IPBO officially launched the Plant B+B project with an online inception meeting. We presented the project to our members during this event. It was a smooth and interactive meeting, and we thank our members for their proactive feedback.

Goals

• Stimulate dialogue and knowledge exchange.
• Strengthen and consolidate UGent links with global R4D partners in Africa, Latin America, USA and Asia.
• Increase awareness among stakeholders and policymakers on the importance of conducting more research on plant biotechnology.
• Approach the international community of donors to develop joint research and educational projects.

WC 1: Education

Education for strengthening the scientific and technical capacity of partners

• Scientific and technical refresher courses.
• Joint educational projects.
• Educational resources.

   

WC 2: Research

Research for the global advancement of plant biotechnology

• Organize joint development of project proposals
• Short-term exchange of staff and scientists
• Support scientific fora and international events

   

WC 3: Service

Service to society to promote the benefits of innovation-based agriculture

• Developing policy briefs and fact sheets series

• Organization & participation in scientific events, workshops on science communication

• Elaboration of articles, opinion papers, press notes, etc.

Through the interactions that emerge, the Plant B+B partners actively approach the international community of donors to develop joint research and educational projects; These will sustain activities in the future to transform this consortium into a global excellence network for the advancement of plant biotechnology and breeding. The consortium is evolving into a functional network coordinating and sharing human and physical state-of-the-art resources to support plant biotechnology and breeding.