This report aims to provide a framework for the efficient and effective ex situ conservation of globally important collections of millets. The development of this Crop Conservation Strategy was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) as part of the three-year project led by the Crop Trust: “Breathing new life into the Global Crop Conservation Strategies: Providing an Evidence Base for the Global System of Ex Situ Conservation of Crop Diversity.” The Crop Trust also cooperated with the Secretariat of The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) in the development of this document.

Some corrections were made after the publication of the first version: The percentage of CWR conserved ex-situ by crop in the text and in Figure 8.1 was corrected. The interpretation of the results shown in Figure 9.4., on safety duplication was corrected.