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Global Conservation Strategy for Musa (Banana and Plantain)
The strategy has been developed through the synthesis of the ideas and information of a large number of individuals. Numerous members of staff of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP) provided input throughout the strategy development process. Edmond de Langhe (founding Director of INIBAP and now a private citizen) provided the expertise on the taxonomy of Musa (banana and plantain) and origins of cultivated forms on which the strategy is founded, as well as many important perspectives on how a global strategy should take shape. Many collection curators dedicated significant time and effort to complete the detailed conservation survey. Rony Swennen (KUL*, Belgium), Jeff Daniells (QDPI&F, Australia), Michael Pillay (IITA-Uganda) and Abdou Tenkouano (IITA-Cameroon), as well as Deborah Karamura (INIBAP-Uganda) deserve special mention for their individual contribution. Eldad Karamura (INIBAP-Uganda) and Deborah Karamura and Agustin Molina (INIBAP-Philippines) organized the hosting of discussions for Sub-Saharan Africa and for Asia and the Pacific, respectively, at regional network steering committee meetings. Regional network steering committee members contributed valuably to discussions. For the Asia and the Pacific region Jeff Daniells, Sathiamoorthy (NRCB, India), Suzanne Sharrock (BGCI, United Kingdom) and Percy Sajise (Bioversity- Malaysia) took part in an evaluation committee which involved analysing information and the evaluations of the collections and providing their considered opinions on which collections should be priority for support. The staff of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the Universiteitsbibliotheek Leuven, hosted the exhibition on banana diversity ‘No end to the banana’, which provided the venue for launching the Global Conservation Strategy for Musa; Rony Swennen, Kodjo Tomekpe (CARBAP, Cameroon), Edmond de Langhe, Richard Markham (INIBAP and Bioversity -France) and Cary Fowler (Trust, Italy) gave presentations or speeches in support of the Strategy at this event. Ana Beretta and Campbell Davidson coordinated the attendance of Elizabeth Arnaud (INIBAP) in the meeting of the Regional Strategy for the Americas. Charlotte Lusty (INIBAP) coordinated the collecting of input and feedback from stakeholders and took the lead in drafting this strategy document. Finally, Brigitte Laliberté and Jane Toll of the Global Crop Diversity Trust have both been generous with their time in providing feedback on the strategy and helping to align it with the Trust’s thinking.
