CIHEAM Zaragoza

Presentation of the report on the contribution of maize breeding in Spain

On 13 June, the Patio de la Infanta of Ibercaja in Zaragoza hosted the presentation of the report on "Contribution of maize breeding in Spain: Social, economic and environmental implications of plant breeding ". The report has been prepared by the Institut Cerdá of Barcelona. The event was chaired by the Regional Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment of the Government of Aragon, Mr. Joaquín Olona Blasco and Ms. Elena Sáenz, Director of Anove.

Valuation of ecosystem services: summary of the advanced course

CIHEAM Zaragoza, together with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the European Forest Institute (EFI), through the EFI’s Mediterranean Facility (EFIMED) organized the advanced course “Valuation of ecosystem services” in Zaragoza (Spain) from 9 to 13 May 2022.

CIHEAM Zaragoza and the Sectoral Environment Council of Zaragoza

On 30th May, Zaragoza city council approved the new composition of the Sectoral Environment Council of which CIHEAM Zaragoza is a member. The Sectoral Environment Council is a participation and information body of municipal scope operating in an advisory, control and consultation capacity. It was created in 1998 as the Environment Council and in 2004 went on to become the Sectoral Council for the Local Agenda 21. In 2020, it adopted the broader name Sectoral Environment Council, in alignment with the objectives of Agenda 21 and those marked by Agenda 2030 and Zaragoza’s Strategy for Air Quality and Climate Change (ECAZ).

New course on the exploitation of cereal genomic diversity for crop improvement under climate change

CIHEAM Zaragoza –together with the PRIMA GENDIBAR Project (Utilization of local genetic diversity to understand and exploit barley adaptation to harsh environments and for pre-breeding), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), the University of Sfax through the Institute of Biotechnology,  and Tunisia's National Institute of Field Crops (INGC)– organize an advanced course to provide an overview of the current genomic tools for addressing basic and applied plant science questions.