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What is a CWR genetic reserve?
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November 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM
🌱 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐞! 🌱

The Italian partner Rete Semi Rurali ETS presented the #COUSINproject during 𝐢𝐧𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐞!

🎥 The episode is now available with 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬.

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PREZIOSI CUGINI - InRETE! - Puntata 2
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December 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🌱 COUSIN Project Update!

We're working with wild relatives of peas — known as CWR (Crop Wild Relatives) — to boost the resilience of future pea crops.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Gf2DfC

#COUSINproject #HorizonEurope

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June 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🥦 💡 During the Open Day organised by SMARTIES.BIO, it was possible to observe the #brassica populations of the #COUSINproject alongside Prof. Ferdinando Branca of the University of Catania.

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November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🎨 Art and Crop Wild Relatives at the APRISCO event

The #COUSINproject will present an initiative that connects art and science communication to highlight the importance of CWRs and the role of rural communities.

Join us 🌱

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April 20, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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How can #CropWildRelatives help build more resilient and sustainable food systems?

The new video of our #COUSINproject, coordinated by @schob.bsky.social shows 2.5 years of progress across Europe - conserving and using wild diversity to develop crops better adapted to climate change.
July 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Prof. Ferdinando Branca from the University of Catania visited Wageningen University & Research to explore the latest phenotyping activities and strengthen connections between research and stakeholders.👉 cousinproject.eu/news/mission...
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September 16, 2026 at 6:53 AM
🌱🍽️ Inventing the food of the future
Students explored the connections between food, health, sustainability, and innovation in an event organized by Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
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April 27, 2026 at 6:05 AM
💁‍♀️ 🌿 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐖𝐑𝐬 at the 18th International Conference of the Hellenic Association of Agricultural Economists.

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October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🌱On February 25, 2025, the #cousinproject was presented by the University of Catania during a study day on plant and microbial germplasm collections hosted by the Accademia dei Georgofili in Florence.

Read the full article on our website 👉 cousinproject.eu/conferences/...
March 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
📽️ 🥦 𝗡𝗲𝘄 #𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 - 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 Did you know that the wild relatives of Brassica crops hold valuable traits that can help strengthen the crops❓ ✴️ 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwMujjGoqQo @epsoeurope.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
📚𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢́𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 (𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐥𝐥𝐚)!
🌱 This year, #cropwildrelatives were introduced!
Many of them come from the #Aprisco gene bank, while others come from more distant areas.
Read the full article! cousinproject.eu/news/cultiva...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
👣The UNICT research team carried out a collection mission along Palermo and Trapani provinces to monitor three B. rupestris populations, one of the five Brassica wild relatives species highlighted  by the #COUSINproject 🥦

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Field monitoring of Brassica rupestris populations in the Palermo area | Cousin Project
On October 15th, 2025, the UNICT research team carried out a collection mission along Palermo and Trapani provinces (Caltavuturo, Sclafani Bagni and Castell ...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Brassica CWRs , such as 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑝𝑎, offer valuable traits for 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝-𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨.

🔗 👇 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰 ⑦ 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲
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7 - Success story of breeding with Crop Wild Relatives - The Brassica case study at the University of Catania | Cousin Project
Brassica crop wild relatives (CWRs), such as B. macrocarpa, offer valuable traits for resilience and health-promoting compounds. The COUSIN Project demonstr ...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🫛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙖'𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 🌿
👩‍🔬 👩‍🌾 In the #COUSINProject, researchers and breeders are working to develop 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, ideal for difficult conditions such as those in the Mediterranean region.

🔗 👇Practice Abstract 8 cousinproject.eu/resources/pr...
8 - Characterisation and use of wild relatives in pea breeding | Cousin Project
CWRs of pea, including Pisum fulvum, provide essential traits such as resistance to broomrape and powdery mildew. The COUSIN Project supports the developmen ...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
On 9 September 2026, #COUSINproject participated in the Pre-Conference Project Side Events of the 194th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), hosted at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (CIHEAM MAICh), Crete, Greece.

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September 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM
🌳 Christian Schöb (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) participated in the 8th European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF) Conference in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

📖 Read more: cousinproject.eu/news/present...

#COUSINProject #EURAF2026 #Agroforestry #cropwildrelatives #HorizonEurope
Presentation and the 8th European EURAF conference in Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Cousin Project
At the 8th European conference organized by the European Agroforestry Federation in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Christian Schöb (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) pr ...
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June 30, 2026 at 11:31 AM
🗣️ Elisa Pizarro Carbonell (Aprisco) recently took part at the SEAE Agroecology Conference in Pamplona.

She presented the innovative work in northern Extremadura on #CWRs through the #COUSINproject and the BiodivRURAL living lab.

Read the full article here 👉 cousinproject.eu/news/aprisco...
May 4, 2026 at 6:40 AM
🌎 🤝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐖𝐑𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.

In 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 ❺, COUSIN emphasizes the importance of this aspect to 𝒄𝒐-𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕-𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

🔗 cousinproject.eu/resources/pr...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM