2011-06-15

Phase I of GRIP 2011

During three weeks starting on May 2 the first phase of this year’s edition of the international training programme on Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property (GRIP) was successfully accomplished in Sweden. 22 participants with experience from a wide range of disciplines from South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Sri Lanka, DPR Korea, PR China, Thailand, Philippines and Peru attended the course.

The training programme hosted a number of resource persons who are well-known experts in their respective fields and with various backgrounds and experiences from both the public and the private sector from several countries in Europe and the USA. The GRIP participants were introduced to the different subjects through a mixture of plenary sessions, work in smaller groups and role plays.

The Alnarp campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) served as the main venue during the course. Appreciated study visits were made to the SLU Ultuna campus and the Stockholm Environmental Institute in Stockholm during which the participants also were given the possibility to enjoy the flourishing Swedish springtime.

During their stay in Sweden the participants presented ideas and drafts for a Project of Change (PoC). From suggested revisions during the course they will now continue working on their PoC using the knowledge gained during Phase I and start implementing the knowledge from the training programme in their daily work. The PoCs will be finalized in the next 5 months and presented when the group meets again in November 2011.

	2011-09-02 PHASE I OF PBSP 2011 On 5 September the first phase, out of two, of the International Training Programme in Plant Breeding and Seed Production will commence. This phase lasts for four weeks and the main venue is The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Campus Alnarp. Study visits will be made to sites with seed related activities in Skåne, Östergötland and Stockholm.
	2011-06-15 PHASE I OF GRIP 2011 During three weeks starting on May 2 the first phase of this year’s edition of the international training programme on Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property (GRIP) was successfully accomplished in Sweden. 22 participants with experience from a wide range of disciplines from South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique...
	2011-04-01 Phase II of PBSP 2010/2011 The regional phase of the training programme in “Plant Breeding and Seed Production” was held in the Philippines from 7 to 18 March. The venues were Manila and Baguio. Resource persons were drawn from stakeholders within the local seed industry...
	2011-03-05 Upcoming Regional Phase of PBSP 2010/2011 Between 7th and 18th of March the second phase of the training programme in “Plant Breeding and Seed Production” will be held in the Philippines. The first phase was held in Sweden in September 2010. Local resource persons will be utilized in order to make an in-depth presentation of the Philippine seed industry...
	2010-10-05 Phase I of PBSP 2010/2011 The final day of our programme in Alnarp was on the first of October. After a month in Sweden, the course participants are now back to their duties and pleasures back home. The evaluation of the training was very positive and...