Crops of the Future Workshop Program

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