Genebanks
The CGIAR Initiative on Genebanks aims to strengthen the global genebank system in conserving and making available a wide variety of plant genetic resources vital for the development of climate-adapted crops and resilient food systems.
Featured News & Events
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Leave no crops behind: the case for cryopreservation
05.12.24-
Biodiversity
This year’s World Food Prize was awarded to two pioneers of crop diversity conservation: Geoff…
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ICRISAT Hosts 3rd Genebank Small Millets Germplasm Field Day and Fosters Collaborative Research
14.11.24The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) successfully hosted i…
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Digital Sequence Information (DSI) and plant genetic resources
03.12.24Digital sequence information (DSI) is changing the way genetic resources are used in agricultural re…
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Featured Resources
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publication
The new treaty on patents, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge
09.11.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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publicationHow to ‘future proof’ benefit-sharing from the use of DSI in agricultural research and development
09.11.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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publicationPainting the diversity of a world's favorite fruit: A next generation catalog of cultivated bananas
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publicationGenome-wide association study of cassava brown streak disease resistance in cassava germplasm conserved in South America
17.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Partners
The CGIAR Initiative on Genebanks has a wide array of demand, innovation and scaling partners, including national genebanks, International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Global Crop Diversity Trust, CGIAR breeding programs, NARS breeding programs, and farmers’ groups.
