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Request Germplasm

CGIAR genebanks make germplasm (seeds and other planting material) available to farmers, breeders and researchers under the terms of the International Plant Treaty. Requests should be made directly to the relevant Research Centers using the links below.

AfricaRice

Main crop: African Rice (Oryza glaberrima)

Alliance – Bioversity

Main crop: Banana.

Alliance – CIAT

Main crops: Beans, Cassava, Tropical Forages.

CIFOR-ICRAF

Main crops: Trees.

CIMMYT

Main crops: Maize, Wheat.

CIP

Main crops: Potato, Sweetpotato, Andean Root and Tubers.

ICARDA

Main crops: Wheat, Barley, Chickpea, Lentil, Faba, Temperate Forages.

ICRISAT

Main crops: Chickpea, Pigeonpea, Groundnut, Sorghum, Millets.

IITA

Main crops: Cowpea, Soybean, Maize, Banana, Cassava, Yam.

ILRI

Main crops: Tropical Forages.

IRRI

Main crops: Rice.

The Genebanks

The 11 CGIAR genebanks currently conserve 730,000 of cereals and grain legumes, forage crops, tree species, root and tuber crops, bananas and crop wild relatives.