Welcome to the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base

The Crop Genebank Knowledge Base is a product of the CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resources Programme (SGRP) project on the “Collective Action for the Rehabilitation of Global Public Goods in the CGIAR Genetic Resources System: Phase 2” funded by the World Bank.

The aim of this website is to provide dynamic, up to date information on validated best practices for germplasm conservation of a number of major crops, including genebank procedures (registration through to distribution), protocols, guidelines, manuals, publications as well as training materials and other aspects of genebank management e.g. ISO standards and performance indicators.

The best practices and relevant information have been collated and written by the genebank experts of the CGIAR centres and national genebanks world-wide for their respective crops (see contributors list), with Bioversity International and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) playing a coordinating role.

This website will be completed by the end of 2009 and the information shared through this website will be regularly reviewed in the future. We welcome your feedback and suggestions to keep the information relevant and updated.

If you wish to contribute to this site, click here to go to our Wiki.