The FAO Interregional Cooperative Research Network on Nuts was established in Yalova (Turkey) in 1990.
The main objectives are the promotion of exchange of information among the different Mediterranean partners, establishment of joint research programmes, exchange of germplasm, establishment of close links between researchers and fostering a spirit of cooperation.
An important activity of the Network is the compilation of Germplasm inventories and Research catalogues.
The Liason Officer of the different Subnetworks have been asked to prepare the compilation and edition of the germplasm inventory of each species kept in the main research institutions involved and also a survey on the on going research in the main producing countries.
The survey on almond is the first to have been made; catalogues on the other species will follow.
This catalogue is structured in different sections: almond production in the world, almond germplasm inventory, description of the main characteristics of native cultivars of each country, description of research projects, research inventory and selected references.
The information published was provided by scientists involved in almond research all over the world.
Structure of the inter-regional cooperative research network on nuts
Network |
Coordination Centre |
Coordinator |
Nut tree crops |
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries |
F. J. Vargas |
Subnetworks |
Liaison Centres |
Liaison Officers |
Almond |
Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura |
F. Monastra |
Hazelnut |
Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture |
A.I. K'ksal |
Walnut |
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique |
E. Germain |
Pistachio |
K.S.U. Faculty Agriculture |
N. Kaska |
Pecan |
Cukurova University. Faculty of Agriculture |
O. Tuzcu |
Chestnut |
Instituto de Conservaçâo de Natureza (ICN) |
J.A. Gomes Pereira |
Stone Pine |
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología |
G. Catalán |
Genetic Resources |
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries |
I. Batlle |
Economics |
Servicio de Investigación Agraria SIA |
L.M. Albisu |