ASPB-Templeton Workshop Crops of the Future:
Reviving Neglected and Underutilized Crops for Global Nutrition Tentative Schedule
Monday 20 October- CICY Yucatán
| Time | Activity | Subject | Name | Institution/ Country |
| 9:00-9:03 | Opening | Introduction | Lic. Miguel Gibrán Román Canto | Master of Ceremony CICY |
| 9:03-9:10 | Welcome | Dra. Patricia León Mejía | Past Chair, International Committee ASPB (American Society of Plant Biologists) | |
| 9:10-9:15 | Institutional Opening Words |
Dra. Maira Rubí Segura Campos |
General Director of the Scientific Research Center of Yucatan | |
| 9:15-9:30 | Talk 1 | ASPB, traditional crops and working with local communities | Dr. Hong Ma | ASPB president USA |
| 9:30-10:00 | Talk 2 | Orphan Crops and building research
networks in Latin America |
Dr. Jean Marcel Ribaut | Colombia CIAT |
| 10:00-10:30 | Talk 3 | Amaranth: The Overlooked Super- food, Unveiling the Potential of an Orphan Crop | Dr. Eduardo Espitia | INIFAP |
| 10:30-11:15 | Discussion table | Uncovering Under- utilized Crops: Definition and Their Economic Relevance | Dr. June Simpson Dr. Ivonne Sánchez Dr. Sue Ree | |
| 11:15-11:45 | Talk 4 | Achiote a Promising Crop from Traditional Uses to Biotechnology Applications | Dr. Renata Rivera | CICY |
| 11:45-12:15 | Talk 5 | The Orphan Crops in the Yucatan Peninsula of México | Dr. Javier Mijangros | CICY |
| 12 :15–13:45 | Visit Botanical garden | |||
| 12 :15–13:45 | LUNCH | |||
| 13:45-14:30 | Discussion table II | Cultural and Economical Impact of Underutilized Crops on Traditional Mexican Agroecosystems | Dr. Javier Mijangros Dr. Rosalinda González Santos | UAQ |
| 14:30-15:00 | Talk 6 | Soursop (Annona muricata): current agronomic situation and perspectives as an alternative tropical crop. | Dr. Luis Martin Hernandez | INIFAP |
| 15:00-15:30 | Talk 7 | Protecting Tuber Agrobiodiversity in Cumbal, Colombia | Dr. Olga Perez Cardona Agrosavia Colombia | Univ. Colombia |
| 15:30-16:00 | Talk 8 | What have we learnt about Mexican Agrobiodiversity? | Dra. Francisca Acevedo Gasman | CONABIO |
| 16:00-16:45 | Discussion table | Towards a Network of Orphan Crops in Latino America; Mexico as a study case | Dr. Jean Marcel Ribaut
Dr. Rosalinda Gonzalez Santos Dr. Francisca Acevedo |
UAQ CONABIO
CIAT Colombia |
| 16:45-17:00 | Closing | |||