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Authors: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI); International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP); French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
In October 1993, IBPGR became the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and in 1994 IPGRI began independent operation as one of the centers of the CGIAR. At the request of the CGIAR, in 1994 IPGRI took over the governance and administration of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain ( INIBAP ).
Since 1982, Bioversity International (IPGRI) is the hosting institute providing legal status to the Secretariat of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR).
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IPGRI Handbooks for Genebanks No. 7 which are dealt with in two subsections. The first subsection, which concerns field collections, presents and discusses procedures for establishing and maintaining vigorous and healthy plants, for maintaining the security of the collections and for distributing plant germplasm.
The MCPD, developed jointly by Bioversity International (formerly IPGRI) and FAO, is a widely used international standard to facilitate germplasm passport information exchange.
From being a section primarily concerned with plant introduction, exchange and conservation of gene pool components such as seed and pollen, PGR division today plays a key role in the overall management of horticultural PGR, comprising activities such as germplasm exploration, collection, exchange, quarantine, characterization, evaluation ...
These international, national and institutional developments led IPGRI to re-examine and revise its strategy as the Institute prepared to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 1999. The outcome was a vision of the future that placed the use of genetic resources at the centre of rural development.
The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) is an autonomous international scientific organization, supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). IPGRI’s mandate is to advance the conservation and use of genetic diversity for the well-being of present and future generations.
El MCPD, elaborado conjuntamente por Bioversity International (anteriormente (“IPGRI”) y la FAO, es un estándar internacional utilizado a nivel mundial para facilitar el intercambio de información de pasaporte de germoplasma.
