Bioversity International
Bioversity International, Bioversity for short, is the operating name of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and the International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP). Bioversity is the world's largest international research organization dedicated solely to the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity. It is non-profit and independently operated.
Address
Bioversity International
Via dei Tre Denari 472a
00057 Maccarese (Rome)
Phone: (39) 066118.1
Fax: (39) 0661979661
email: bioversity(@)cgiar.org
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Capacity Development RSU
- Diversity for Livelihoods
- Global Partnerships
- Improving Livelihoods in Commodity Based Systems
- Policy and Law RSU
- Public Awareness RSU
- Understanding and Managing Biodiversity
Coordinated projects
- An international information system for the genetic resources of crop wild relatives Details of An international information system for the genetic resources of crop wild relatives
- Assessing the contribution of diversified Musa genetic resources to poverty reduction, environmental sustainability and gender equality in rural communities Details of Assessing the contribution of diversified Musa genetic resources to poverty reduction, environmental sustainability and gender equality in rural communities
- Global facilitation unit for underutilized species Details of Global facilitation unit for underutilized species
- Improving small farm production and marketing of bananas under trees: Resource partitioning, living soils, cultivar choice and marketing strategies Details of Improving small farm production and marketing of bananas under trees: Resource partitioning, living soils, cultivar choice and marketing strategies
- Optimal regeneration strategies to manage genetic diversity in ex situ germplasm collections of African leafy vegetables Details of Optimal regeneration strategies to manage genetic diversity in ex situ germplasm collections of African leafy vegetables
- Publication of the book 'Gene flow between Crops and their Wild Relatives in Centres of Crop Origin and Diversity' Details of Publication of the book 'Gene flow between Crops and their Wild Relatives in Centres of Crop Origin and Diversity'
- Unravelling the potential of neglected crop diversity for high-value product differentiation and income generation for the poor: The case of chili pepper in its centre of origin Details of Unravelling the potential of neglected crop diversity for high-value product differentiation and income generation for the poor: The case of chili pepper in its centre of origin