Initiative:

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.

Highlights

Resource

CGIAR Genebanks around the world

This is the largest collection of genetic diversity available under the Multilateral System of the International Plant Treaty
News

Long-term Partnership Agreement between the Crop Trust and IITA

This is an important financial contribution to CGIAR's work to conserve and distribute crops like cowpea, Bambara groundnut, and African yam bean.
Resource

Genebank accessions sub-setting tool

The sub-setting tool provides Genebank managers and users a web-tool to subset genebank accessions available in Genesys based on a set of environmental criteria (e.g. climate conditions, likely presence of a trait).

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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.

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