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Inter-Centre Working Group on Genetic Resources (ICWG-GR) 2009 Meeting

Mombasa, Kenya.

4 May 2009 - 8 May 2009
21st Annual Meeting of the Inter-Centre Working Group on Genetic Resources (ICWG-GR) 2011

Bali, Indonesia

9 Mar 2011 - 11 Mar 2011

Impacts of the plant genetic resources collections held in-trust by the CGIAR Centres

The in-trust collections: Global impact of the plant genetic resources collections held in trust by the CGIAR Centres

The collections held by the CGIAR genebanks represent the single largest accumulation in the world of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. They are probably the most important collections in existence for ensuring global food security and improving the livelihoods of the poor.

Global impact: increasing yields for wheat

Wheat (photo: Bern@t)Wheat (photo: Bern@t)The Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) has dramatically changed wheat production in the developing world through providing germplasm to national agricultural research systems and helping farmers improve cropping practices.
In developing countries, some 55 million hectares are now sown to CIMMYT-based bread wheat, representing 80 percent of production.

Global impact: increasing yields for pigeon pea

Pigeon pea (photo: ICRISAT)Pigeon pea (photo: ICRISAT)A pigeon pea variety identified by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) (ICP 8863) as resistant to fusarium wilt had an adoption rate of 60 percent one year after its release in Karnataka, India. The variety also out-yielded the best cultivar previously available by about 57 percent. It reduced the unit cost to farmers by 42 percent and benefited the Indian economy to the tune of US$62 million.

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