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Strengthening digital sequence information capacity in Latin American genebanks

author(s)

Carvajal Yepes, Monica

themes
  • Crops for nutrition and health
  • Climate action
regions
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Uruguay
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full citation

Carvajal Yepes, M.; Wenzl, P. (2026) Strengthening digital sequence information capacity in Latin American genebanks. Study LAC-2530. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 3 p.

Since 2021, the Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have led a Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Community of Practice to strengthen the use of digital sequence information (DSI) in the conservation of plant genetic resources. A regional needs assessment conducted in 2021 informed targeted capacity-building implemented from 2021 to 2025, addressing technical and policy barriers and contributing to regional collaboration and global policy processes on equitable DSI access.