Template for a National Strategic Action Plan on Crop Wild Relatives

A template prepared by the University of Birmingham to assist countries in developing National Strategic Action Plans for crop wild relatives. It is based on FAO-commissioned resource books and refined through research and feedback from countries including Mauritius, South Africa, and Zambia. The template is provided in MS Word and PDF formats.

Use Cases

• Drafting a technical background document based on the FAO's Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources.
• Structuring a national conservation strategy based on guidelines from the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
• Creating a scientific basis for a National Strategic Action Plan using a template refined with feedback from several countries.

Strengths

• Template is based on established FAO-commissioned resource books (Maxted et al. 2013, CGRFA 2017).
• Refined through practical application and feedback from multiple countries, including Mauritius, South Africa, and Zambia.
• Provided in both editable MS Word and layout-stable PDF formats.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Birmingham (Author: Joana Magos Brehm)

Collection Method

Developed based on FAO guidelines and refined through multi-country research and feedback.

Geography

Intended for global use, with specific feedback from Mauritius, South Africa, and Zambia.