Press articles
Review the press appearances of XIV SIRGeAC 2023 here
The importance of conserving and valuing genetic resources
Dr. Carolina Lizana Campos, Dean of the Faculty of Cs. Agricultural and Food Sciences of the Austral University of Chile.
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SCIENCE IN CHILE
Posted by Millaray Mariqueo on 12-19-2023
Prominent international researcher visited Chile to present on the use of corn genetic resources
The symposium organized by INIA and the UACh brings together researchers, technicians, national and international students, to share experiences and knowledge regarding the conservation of the genetic heritage of our people in a context of climate change.
FIELD AND TECHNOLOGY- DIGITAL MAGAZINE
Pages 30, 31, 32 and 33.
Strengthening the conservation and valorization of our genetic diversity
Review the article and images of the symposium in the January 2024 publication of Campo y Tecnología magazine
With a call to protect and value genetic resources, SIRGeAC 2023 began
The symposium organized by INIA and the UACh brings together researchers, technicians, national and international students, to share experiences and knowledge regarding the conservation of the genetic heritage of our people in a context of climate change.
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FIELD AND TECHNOLOGY- MAGAZINE
Posted by Marcia Caro on 13-12-2023
International Symposium on Genetic Resources for Humanity takes place in Valdivia
Organized by the Agricultural Research Institute and the Austral University of Chile (UACh), the XIV International Symposium on Genetic Resources for the Americas and the Caribbean (SIRGeAC) is presenting scientific advances to strengthen the conservation and valorization of genetic diversity worldwide .
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Published by Raimundo Flores on 12-6-2023
Chilean scientists working on tomatoes more resistant to climate change
Although the water crisis represents a great threat to the cultivation of this vegetable, the Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA) has found ways to strengthen the species with genetic improvements and the study of their microorganisms. Here, the work they are doing and that they will present at the XIV International Symposium on Genetic Resources for the Americas and the Caribbean (SIRGeAC), which will take place between December 13 and 15 in Valdivia.
FIELD AND TECHNOLOGY- MAGAZINE
Posted by Marcia Caro on 10-11-2023
XIV International Symposium on Genetic Resources for the Americas and the Caribbean
“This international conference represents the most important event to present scientific advances in the preservation, evaluation and optimal use of genetic resources in America and the Caribbean. Additionally, it offers an invaluable opportunity to become familiar with initiatives related to the implementation of essential policies and regulatory aspects that guide the management of these critical resources.”
SCIENCE IN CHILE
Published by Alejandra Parra on 11-29-2023
National Director of the INIA spoke about challenges of food security and highlighted the XIV International Symposium on Genetic Resources of America and the Caribbean (SIRGeAC)
The Agricultural Research Institute has 59 years of history, is dependent on the Ministry of Agriculture and is currently directed by Iris Lobos Ortega, who has a PhD in Food and Environment. With her we talked about the challenges of INIA and the upcoming International Symposium on Genetic Resources 2023.
THE THIRD – DIGITAL PRESS
Posted by Raimundo Flores S. on 10-11-2023
The seed banks that are ensuring the food of the future
What would happen if an unforeseen catastrophe - or one already known, such as climate change - left us without some plant food? All over the world, seed banks collect the largest number of food species. One of the leading experts on the subject, Brazilian molecular biology doctor Vania Azevedo, tells how work is being done today on this mapping, on the eve of his visit to Chile to present at the International Symposium on Genetic Resources for the Americas and the Caribbean.
AYSÉN REGIONAL NEWSPAPER
Published by Lorenzo Palma on 10-2-2023
Valdivia will host the International Symposium on Genetic Resources for America and the Caribbean
The safeguarding and protection of genetic resources are vital to preserve ecosystems, which are currently being affected by climate change, threatening the existence of multiple species, such as endemic flora, microorganisms and agri-food crops.
VALDIVIA DIARY
Posted by Salvatore Bellemo on 11-8-2023
Los Ríos will host the American and Caribbean symposium on genetic resources
The scientific and academic community from around the world has an unmissable event at the upcoming XIV International Symposium on Genetic Resources for the Americas and the Caribbean, SIRGeAC 2023.
This renowned event, which will take place from December 13 to 15 at the Universidad Austral, in Valdivia, promises to be an unprecedented knowledge exchange platform.
SCIENCE IN CHILE
published by Alejandra Parra on 10-18-2023
UACh will host the International Symposium on Genetic Resources for America and the Caribbean
Be part of this event that will take place between December 13 and 15. This international event will take place, organized by the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) and the Faculty of Agrarian and Food Sciences of the UACh.
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