Collaboration on Promoting Quinoa (Part 1)
The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) hosted by the FAO Land and Water Division organized its fifth webinar under the title: Collaboration on Promoting Quinoa (Part 1).
Quinoa, which has high nutrient content and adaptability to various marginal conditions has been identified by various organizations, such as FAO, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and CIRAD, as a food that has vital role to play in the realization of food and nutrition security globally. Subsequently, it is part of WASAG’s mandates, through a robust network of Partners to provide the enabling environment, capacity building and resources in addressing food and nutrition insecurity especially in countries facing challenges of water scarcity as well as soil and water salinity.
With the threats of climate change, it is extremely important to cultivate salt and drought tolerant crops such as quinoa to enhance climate-smart agriculture. So, WASAG, in collaboration with ICBA and CIRAD, is coordinating international efforts towards extended quinoa production. Therefore, through this webinar, the biodiversity of quinoa, germplasm improvement suitable for marginal environments as well as the emerging opportunities in quinoa production were discussed.
Presentations
- Characterization and sharing of quinoa's biodiversity Presentation by Didier Bazile – CIRAD
- Germplasm Improvement for the Saline and Dry Marginal Environments Presentation by Dr R. K. Singh – ICBA
- Emerging opportunities in quinoa production Presentation by Ndeye Ndack Diop – FAO
Speakers
Remi Nono Womdim - Deputy Director, FAO AGPM
Dr Ismahane Elouafi - Director General, ICBA
Dr Didier BAZILE - Senior Biodiversity Advisor at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
Dr Rakesh Kumar Singh - Program Leader Crop Diversification and Genetics section and Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding)
Ms Ndeye Ndack Diop - Agricultural officer, AGP, FAO
Ms Tania Santivanez - Agricultural Officer for Europa and Central Asia and Delivery manager of Regional initiative “Natural resources management under a changing climate” FAO
Programme
| 15:00-15:05 | Moderator: Remi Nono Womdim, Deputy Director, FAO AGPM |
| 15:05-15:10 | Opening Remarks – Dr Ismahane Elouafi, Director General, ICBA |
| 15:10-15:20 | Characterization and sharing of quinoa's biodiversity: its global spreading beyond its origins – Didier BAZILE, CIRAD |
| 15:20-15:30 | Germplasm improvement for the saline and dry marginal environments – Rakesh Kumar Singh, ICBA |
| 15:30-15:40 | Emerging opportunities in quinoa production - Ndeye Ndack Diop, FAO AGPM |
| 15:40-15:55 | Questions and answers |
| 15:55-16:00 | Closing remarks - Tania Santivanez, FAO REU |
15/06/2020