March 15, 2018

G2P-SOL at the Paris International Agricultural Show
 
The French Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), member of the G2P-SOL consortium, attended the Paris International Agricultural Show (“Salon International de l’Agriculture 2018”) that took place in Paris from February 24th to March 4th. Around 672.570 visitors attended the events.
 
Many stakeholders (mainly from general public and civil society but also policy makers) visited the INRA stand.
The INRA team shared information on the diversity of tomato, eggplant, pepper and potato and animated the discussion on the management of genetic resources.
Jérémy Salinier (INRA) showing at the INRA stand with the G2P-SOL leaflet.                   
Visitors at the INRA stand.
The INRA CEO, Philippe Mauguin, the French Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Nicolas Hulot, and the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Frédérique Vidal, discussing with INRA team about the importance of genetic resources management.                 
 
The G2P-SOL project (Title: Linking genetic resources, genomes and phenotypes of Solanaceous crops) has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 677379.