The Global Plant Council (GPC)

The GPC is a coalition of plant and crop science organisations and societies from across the globe. Through its 25 member organisations the GPC currently represents over 40,000 plant and crop science researchers spread over five continents.

This wide geographical distribution and wealth of experience allows the GPC to fulfil its two main aims:-

1. To be an advocate for plant and crop science at the global level. In order to increase the awareness of the central importance of plant science and the key role it can play in contributing to solving the most critical global issues facing humanity.
2. To act as a catalyst to define plant-based solutions to global problems, including sustainable intensification of crop production and environmental protection to reduce world hunger and improve human health and wellbeing.

To achieve its goals the GPC will work in partnership with national and international organisations and stakeholders that are striving to bring plant and crop science into the policy and decision making arena, in order to help provide solutions and mitigate the problems currently facing humanity.

The central focus of GPC is to define, initiate and coordinated research programmes to provide food and feedstocks for a growing population in a sustainable manner.

To achieve this the GPC has defined four priority areas:

• Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
• Food and Human Health
• Adaptation to Climate Change
• Data, Knowledge and Resources

Within these areas the GPC will focus on specific GPC Initiatives, which will bring together world expertise to discuss key challenges, evaluate current projects, identify gaps, outline potential solutions and facilitate the building of global strategic programmes.

If your organisation would like to become a member, or if you would like to learn more about the GPC and its activities please come along to our poster, visit our website http://globalplantcouncil.org/ or email ruth@globalplantcouncil.org