Two major challenges need to be overcome: Firstly, the information of the plant collections and accessions held at the different genebanks has to be harmonized and strategically important traits and varieties of each crop have to be identified. Secondly, the user community of genebanks should be able to easily access the genetic diversity of potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in order to use them in their daily work. In the long term, they would contribute to a more sustainable form of agriculture which is adaptable to changing environments and to the appearance of new pests.
