Sweden
PROJECTS:
- Plant Breeding & Seed Production – Training Programme for participants from developing countries September 2007 –March 2012
- Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights – Training Programme for participants from developing countries – January 2009 – June 2012
- Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights – Training Programme for participants from developing countries – May 2003 – September 2006
- Sustainable Agriculture in and Environmental Perspective – Training Programme for participants from developing countries - April 1998 – December 2006
- Organization and Management of Seed Production and Supply – Training Programme for participants from developing countries April 1984– June 2004
- Genetically Modified Crop Plants Practice – Biosafety and the route from gene to market. Training program for participants from Eastern Africa – May 2003– June 2003
- Genetically Modified Crop Plants Practice – Biosafety and the route from gene to market. Training program for participants from Eastern Africa – May 2000 – June 2000
Plant Breeding & Seed Production – Training Programme for participants from developing countries
Name of Client: Sida
Period: September 2007 –March 2010
Value of project (in millions US$): 1.6 M
Name of lead company: NIRAS Sweden AB
Key Experts:
- Per Andersson, Programme Director
- Michael Turner, Seed Industry Development Expert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
- To advance the participants’ knowledge in the new dimension of a free market economy for the benefit of the farming community and global food security.
- To advance the participants’ managerial efficiency by increasing their knowledge in all technical elements of a seed industry
- To broaden and develop the participants´ knowledge about agro biotechnology-challenges, problems and possible ways forward
- To enable participants’ to find, use and draw conclusions from sources of information and expertise related to food security and modern plant breeding and seed technology
- To support the participants’ in initiating processes of change in their home environments within the above mentioned fields and enhance their project management and communication skills
Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights – Training Programme for participants from developing countries
Country: Sweden
Name of Client: Sida
Period: January 2009 – June 2012
Value of project (in millions US$): 1.8M
Name of lead company: Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics/VBSG at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ultuna, Sweden
Key Experts:
- Carl-Gustaf Thornström, Programme Director
- Ivar Virgin– Supervision of the Programme
- Bengt Uppström, Programme Administrator
- Marie Hardfors, Programme Administrator
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
- To assist participants to understand the background and the implications of the recent developments related to IPRs and exchange of genetic resources
- To enable participants to find, use and draw conclusions from sources of information and expertise world-wide, related to IPRs and exchange of genetic resources
- To enhance participants’ managerial efficiency to handle, address and deal with genetic resources and intellectual property rights issues
- To improve participants’ ability to catalyse the development of intellectual property rights policies and corresponding implementation frameworks on genetic resources at the national and institutional level
Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights – Training Programme for participants from developing countries
Country: Sweden
Name of Client: Sida
Period: May 2003 – September 2006
Value of project (in millions US$): 1.2 M
Name of lead company:
Swedish Biodiversity Centre, Ultuna
Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Key Experts:
- Carl-Gustaf Thornström, Programme Director
- Ivar Virgin– Supervision of the Programme
- Bengt Uppström, Programme Administrator
- Marie Hardfors, Programme Administrator
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
- To assist participants to understand the background and the implications of the recent developments related to IPRs and exchange of genetic resources
- To enable participants to find, use and draw conclusions from sources of information and expertise world-wide, related to IPRs and exchange of genetic resources
- To enhance participants’ managerial efficiency to handle, address and deal with genetic resources and intellectual property rights issues
- To improve participants’ ability to catalyse the development of intellectual property rights policies and corresponding implementation frameworks on genetic resources at the national and institutional level
Sustainable Agriculture in and Environmental Perspective – Training Programme for participants from developing countries
Country: Sweden
Name of Client: Sida
Period: April 1998 – December 2006
Value of project (in millions US$): 2.25M
Key Experts:
- Inger Åhman, Project Director
- Marie Åfors, Project Director
- Per Andersson, Programme Director
- Marie Hardfors, Programme Administrator
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
- To broaden the understanding of sustainable agriculture and the benefits of such a farming system
- To enhance the knowledge of ecology, and agro-ecosystems in order to increase the participants’ awareness of environmental problems
- To provide knowledge of biodiversity and its importance to production and its impact on the environment
- To demonstrate various plant breeding methods, including genetic modification, aiming at developing varieties well adapted to the environment
- To provide tools for inclusion of sustainability aspects in agricultural planning
Organization and Management of Seed Production and Supply – Training Programme for participants from developing countries
Country: Sweden
Name of Client: Sida
Period: April 1984– June 2004
Value of project (in millions US$): 3.5 M
Key Experts:
- Per Andersson, Programme Director
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
- To advance the participants’ managerial efficiency by increasing their knowledge in all technical elements of a seed programme
- To broaden and develop the participants’ understanding of the equally and mutually dependent links between the organisations operating in a developed seed industry and in a free market economy
- To increase the participants’ ability to understand the organisation and management of plant breeding and seed supply systems
Genetically Modified Crop Plants Practice – Biosafety and the route from gene to market. Training program for participants from Eastern Africa
Country: Sweden
Name of Client: Sida
Period: May 2003– June 2003
Value of project (in millions US$): 0.5 M
Name of associated company: Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Key Experts:
- Ivar Virgin, Programme Director
- Inger Åhman, Programme Administrator
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
- To advance the participants’ managerial efficiency by increasing their knowledge and competence in the technical elements of genetic engineering in crop plants
- To broaden and develop the participants’ understanding of the interaction between conventional plant breeding and genetic engineering
- To advance the participants’ knowledge about the International Biosafety Protocol, including the new technologies’ impact on bio- and genetic diversity
- To present and practise the legislation in the European Union as an example of legislation for enclosed work with GMOs, applications for field- and commercial releases of GM-plants
- To broaden and develop the participants’ knowledge about the different international systems for protection of intellectual properties such as patents, plant breeders’ rights and discuss their influence on e.g. farmers’ privilege and third world agriculture
Genetically Modified Crop Plants Practice – Biosafety and the route from gene to market. Training program for participants from Eastern Africa
Country: Sweden
Name of Client: Sida
Period: May 2000 – June 2000
Value of project (in millions US$): 0.5 M
Name of associated company: Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Key Experts:
- Ivar Virgin, Programme Director
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
To advance the participants’ managerial efficiency by increasing their knowledge and competence in the technical elements of genetic engineering in crop plants
To broaden and develop the participants’ understanding of the interaction between conventional plant breeding and genetic engineering
To advance the participants’ knowledge about the International Biosafety Protocol, including the new technologies’ impact on bio- and genetic diversity
To present and practise the legislation in the European Union as an example of legislation for enclosed work with GMOs, applications for field- and commercial releases of GM-plants
To broaden and develop the participants’ knowledge about the different international systems for protection of intellectual properties such as patents, plant breeders’ rights and discuss their influence on e.g. farmers’ privilege and third world agriculture