Considering the fact that crops and their traditional varieties and landraces are widely spread and in most cases do not follow national boundaries it is a given that effective and efficient conservation can only be done through collaboration with neighboring countries. The same applies to the conservation of entire genepools, they typically are widely distributed across farmers' fields, disturbed and natural habitats. Thus, there is a need to involve nature conservationists, genebank curators, botanic gardens, NGOS and farmers that aim at the conservation of genetic resources in farmers' fields, scientists. policy-makers and others to achieve effective approaches. Therefore, networking among all those involved and/or that should be involved seems to be essential to make the efforts sustainable and long-lasting. same applies to the involvement of all stakeholders in the conservation activities, they should have a say in the planning and implementation of the conservation operations.