Bioversity International

Bioversity International is an initiative of the research institute, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). According to the Bioversity International website, it was established in 1974

in response to growing alarm over the rapid loss of crop biodiversity and the threat this posed to agricultural growth and food security. IBPGR's mission was to coordinate an international plant genetic resources programme. This included organizing collecting missions as well as building and expanding genebanks at national, regional and international levels.

Bioversity International was originally called the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) acted as the IBPGR secretariat. In 1991, IBPGR became the International Plant Genetic Research Institute (IPGRI), an independently managed and resourced international organization with its own headquarters in Rome. Originally, five countries signed IPGRI's establishment agreement. Since then a further 43 countries have also signed. The Organization also has signed a Headquarters agreement with Italy.

Affiliations

• Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

People

• Dr Emile Frison – director general

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