A.R.S.I.A. Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo e lInnovazione nel settore Agricoloforestale Regional a

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A.R.S.I.A.Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo e
lInnovazione nel settore Agricolo-forestale(Reg
ional agency for development and innovation in
the farming and forestry sector ) MariaGrazia
MammucciniBerlin, 22 - 23 January 2005
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PROTECTION OF THE AUTOCHTHONOUS GENETIC
RESOURCES IN TUSCANY- Current situation -
Regional Bill no.50 of 16 July 1997
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• Regional Bill no. 50 of 16 July 1997
• Protection of the autochthonous genetic
  resources
• Germplasm of interest to farming and animal
  husbandry
• First Bill passed in Italy and consequently the
  first experience
• The instruments
• The Regional repertories
• The Regional Germplasm Bank
• The Growers and Custodians

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Regional repertories
Accessions at risk of genetic erosion
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I Repertori Regionali
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Regional Germplasm Bank

• Current structure
• - no. 1 refrigerated chamber with a temperature
  of 4C at the Botanical Gardens of Lucca

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Custodian Farmers

• Aims
• reproduction of BRG seeds to avoid loss of
  germinability
• conservation in situ (on-farm)
• (reintroduction into the territory)
• morphological characterisation
• ATTENTION only for the herbaceous species

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THE CURRENT PROCEDURE FOR LISTING A VARIETY FOR
CONSERVATION IN TUSCANY IN THE REGIONAL
REPERTORIES
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- Future situation - Regional Bill no. 64 of
16 November 2004Protection and enhancement of
local breeds and varieties of interest to
farming, animal husbandry and forestry

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• After 7 years experience accrued in this sector
• Following the signing of the International
  Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
  Agriculture (FAO 2001) approved with Bill
  no.101 of 06.04.2004

Regional Bill no. 64 of 16 November 2004
Protection and enhancement of local breeds and
varieties of interest to farming, animal
husbandry and forestry
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• Aims of the new Regional Bill
• To preserve and protect the heritage of local
  breeds and varieties from an economic, scientific
  and social point of view
• All local breeds and varieties belong to the
  natural heritage of interest to farming, animal
  husbandry and forestry in Tuscany.
• The Region of Tuscany promotes and guarantees the
  collective use of the local breeds and varieties
  through the conservation and security network.

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• Instruments of the new Regional Bill
• Regional Germplasm Bank
• Growers and custodians
• Conservation and security network
  
• Regional Register of the varieties for
  conservation
• Regional marking

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Regional Germplasm Bank

• This is defined for the first time in the Tuscan
  Regional Bill as an extended concept with respect
  to the current one, and is conceived as a
  "system".
• It is the central unit for all the accessions
  listed in the Regional Repertories.
• It carries out all the operations necessary for
  guaranteeing conservation ex situ.

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Growers and custodians

• The growers and custodians carry out a function
  with a public interest and are responsible for
• conservation on-farm of the germplasm at risk of
  extinction listed in the Regional Repertories
• dissemination of knowledge and know-how of the
  varieties for which they are the custodians.
• ATTENTION with the new Regional Bill the grower
  keeps all the Repertory accessions on-farm,
  including ligneous fruit species, ornamental and
  flower species, and species of forestry interest.

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Conservation and security network of the
autochthonous genetic resources
Connecting structure between the various
subjects, including the Growers and Custodians
and the Regional Germplasm Bank, with the task of
keeping the natural heritage of a farming and
forestry interest alive in Tuscany. For this
purpose it is authorised to exchange sufficient
quantities of propagation material within the
network, which are nevertheless limited in order
to guarantee a lasting use of the germplasm.
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Regional Register of the varieties for
conservation

• This allows for marketing the varieties for
  conservation listed in the repertories that are
  currently not included in the commercial
  circuits.
• The production and marketing of the seeds of the
  varieties for conservation must be subjected to
  quantitative restrictions for each variety.

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Mark
A regional, facultative mark will inform
consumers that the produce bearing this
identification derives from local varieties at
risk of extinction.