THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INSTITUTE |
| In February 1994 the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute has started to function as an independent institute of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and as a successor to the International Board of Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR). While IPGRI will operate as an independent international institute, its long association with FAO on programme matters will be maintained under a memorandum of Understanding on Programme Cooperation. |
| IPGRI has four major objectives. First, it will assist countries, particulary in the developing world, to assess and meet their needs for the conservation of plant genetic resources and to strengthen links to users of those resources. Second, it will build international collaboration in the conservation and use of plant genetic resources, mainly through the support of networks on both a crop and geographical basis. Third, it will work to develop and promote improved strategies and technologies for the conservation of plant genetic resources. Finally, the institute will provide an information service to inform the world's genetic resources community of both practical and scientific developments in the field. |
| For more information please contact: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. Via delle Sette Chiese 142, 00145 Rome. Italy. |
