From Biodiversity International - 2009 Awards
Panagiotis Sainatoudis is the coordinator of Peliti, one of the most important non governmental organizations in Greece whose aim is to rescue and distribute local crop varieties to growers. Peliti (‘oak tree’ in the Pontic Greek dialect) also deals with the registration of native rural animals. To date, roughly 1,500 varieties of vegetables, cereals etc. have been collected and distributed to approximately 30,000 amateur and professional farmers around Greece. Peliti also oversees an annual Pan Hellenic Feast for the exchange of local varieties.
The full story: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/new...iterranean.html
Peliti's website: www.peliti.gr