Table 6.1        Regional and Sub-Regional PGRFA networks.

 Region    Sub-region   Existing PGRFA      Status and         Crop specific networks      
                           networks          comments
                                      
Europe     West.       ECP/GR            Very              EUFORGEN: for forest genetic    
           Europe                        well-developed    resources. ESCORENA: for        
                                         network;          flax, olive, soybean and        
                                         self-financing    sub-tropical fruits. MESFIN:    
                                                           Fruits for Mediterranean        
                                                           region.                         
           East.                         Most countries                                    
           Europe                        of the region                                     
                                         are members                                       
           South                         Well-developed    Network activities involving    
           East                          network; Links    institutions from Eur., N.      
           Mediterran                    with ECP/GR       Afr. and W. Asia on             
           .                             need to be        pistachio, rocket, oregano,     
                                         strengthened      hulled wheat. MESFIN: Fruits    
                                         (eg in            for Mediterranean  region.      
                                         Mediterranean)                                    
Near East  West Asia   WANANET           Except for CIS                                    
                                         countries of                                      
                                         Central Asia,                                     
                                         most countries                                    
                                         of the region                                     
                                         are members                                       
           Central                       Network or                                        
           Asia                          sub-network                                       
                                         required for                                      
                                         CIS countries                                     
                                         of Central Asia                                   
Africa     Southern    SPGRC             Well-developed    SACCAR coordinates several      
South of   Africa                        network; all      networks for improvement of     
Sahara                                   countries of      millet, groundnut, pigeonpea,   
                                         the region are    cowpea, rootcrops, wheat,       
                                         members;          maize, bean, and regional       
                                         Partially self    vegetables                      
                                         financed.                                         
           Central           ___         Network for       CORAF includes some crop        
           Africa                        Central &         networks for peanuts ,          
                                         Western Africa    cotton, casava, maize and rice  
                                         proposed in                                       
                                         context of                                        
                                         existing                                          
                                         organizations                                     
           West.                                           Same as for Central Africa      
           Africa                                                                          
           East              ___         Need for closer   PRAPACE: for  potato and        
           Africa                        cooperation       sweet potato; EARRNET: root     
                                         identified        crops; EARSMN: sorghum and      
                                                           millet; EARCORBE: banana;       
                                                           RESAPAC: bean; AFRENA:          
                                                           agro-forestry                   
           Indian                                                       ___                
           Ocean                                                                           
Asia /     South Asia  S.As./PGRN        Formal network                 ___                
Pacific                                  is being                                          
                                         established                                       
           South       RECSEA            Well developed    APINMAP information on          
           East Asia                     network,  needs   medicinal and aromatic          
                                         more financing    plants, SAPPRAD: for potato     
                                                           and sweet potato;               
                                                           UPWARD:potato                   
           East Asia   E.As./PGRN        Formal network                 ___                
                                         is being                                          
                                         established                                       
           Pacific     Pacific PGRN      Formal network    Carried out in the context of   
                                         is being          other cooperative               
                                         initiated         arrangements: PRAP for sweet    
                                                           potato, SPC: root crops         
Americas   South       TROPIGEN          Well-established  Bean: PROFIZA (Andean zone);    
           America     REDARFIT          networks,         Potato: PRACIPA (Andean         
                       Procisur-RF       ago-ecologically  zone), PROCIPA; Cacao:          
                                         based, all        PROCACAO; coffee: PROMECAFE.    
                                         countries         IAGNET (Citrus);                
                                         members of one                                    
                                         or more                                           
           C. Am &     REMERFI           Well-established  PROFIJOL for bean; PRECODEPA    
           Mexico                        network           for potato. IAGNET (Citrus);    
           Caribbean   CMPGR             New network,      PRECODEPA network for potato    
                                         mostly focused                                    
                                         on anglophone                                     
                                         countries; need                                   
                                         to integrate                                      
                                         with                                              
                                         hispanophone                                      
                                         and francophone                                   
                                         countries                                         
           North             ___         Good bilateral                                    
           America                       links.