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Context

There is a clear demand on supporting commodity value chains to ensure impact on smallholder farmers, and the input suppliers that support them. Improved cultivar turnover is slow because improved seeds don't reach them, or do not correspond to the demand on the ground. Modernizing plant breeding programs for more efficiency is therefore imperative to achieve global food security. The IBP, an expert in breeding digitalization, is a resourceful partner to assist with this shift.

What drives us

VISION: Agricultural productivity and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in developing countries meet their full potential thanks to the optimal release, distribution and use of adapted improved crop varieties in response to local needs and market demand.

MISSION: To promote and support the use of advanced plant breeding technologies and knowledge with the aim to increase agricultural productivity, enhance food security, and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in developing countries.

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Area of focus

The IBP provides the tools, technologies and expertise sought by plant breeding programs in the public and private sectors, mainly in developing countries, as well as by universities engaged in teaching and research for the next generation of plant breeders. We build on the considerable legacy and networks of the former Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) to connect researchers, technicians and students at the local, regional and international levels. In doing so, the IBP is able to draw upon comprehensive knowledge and resources that are invaluable to strengthen the delivery chain for key staple food crops.

Desired impact

Modern plant breeding programs, with good data management practices, meeting demand-led objectives in the context of a value chain approach that addresses consumer demand, agro-ecological challenges, and local production needs. Through the enhancement of plant breeding programs, and the sharing of knowledge resources across chain actors, we envisage improved livelihoods for farming families in developing countries.

Ongoing projects

ABEE

EBCA

EiB

Peanut Innovation Lab

IBP Phase II (closed)

IBP Phase I (closed)

ABEE

The ABEE Project is part of the European Union’s “Developing Intelligent Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA)” initiative and aims to strengthen the resilience of rural communities in the Sahel to climate change through the establishment of modern equipment and infrastructure for the breeding of varieties of five climate-sensitive crops. It seeks to reach over 40.000 direct beneficiaries in five years (2020-2024).

Service & expertise provider
Value chain knowledge

Digitalization
Multi-partner coordination

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EBCA

A three-year project (2018-2021) for Enhancing institutional breeding capacity in Ghana, Senegal and Uganda to develop climate resilient crops for African smallholder farmers, coordinated by the IBP and AfricaRIce, and implemented by partner national programs and Universities.

Demand-driven
Value chain knowledge

Digitalization
Modern breeding integration

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EiB

The IBP participates in the activities of module 5 on bioinformatics, biometrics and data management of the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB; 2017-2022). Budget has been allocated for the continued development, deployment and maintenance of BMS Pro.

EiB website

BMS Pro development
Cross-platform support

Services to CGIAR & NARS
Genotyping implementation

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Peanut Innovation Lab

A combination of commissioned & competitive projects under the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut, together spanning 5 years (2018-2023) to help producers in developing countries. In this context, IBP works to digitalize breeding programs, and to enhance the genetic potential in peanut production across Africa.

Digital data management
Phenotypic evaluation

SNP arrays
Across countries & projects

Project's website

IBP Phase II (closed)

When the GCP closed, the IBP continued on as an independent, non-profit initiative registered in the U.S., and hosted at CIMMYT (Phase II: 2014-2019). The IBP has grown into a mature organization providing breeding technology and expertise to improve crop improvement practices around the world.

BMS Pro development
Technology adoption

Online resources
Public-private partnerships

Impact data

IBP Phase I (closed)

The origins of the Integrated Breeding Platfom (IBP), launched by the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (now closed), to support plant breeders in developing countries (Phase I: 2009-2014). The focus was on the development and deployment of a single-user information system (BMS), and on capacity building (data management, genotyping, infrastructure, etc.)

Integrated breeding portal
Capacity & community

Genotyping support
Software development

CGP sunset stories

A vast network

Public partners

Commercial partners

Donors

Public partners

We work with national programmes (NARS), Universities, Regional Centres of Excellence, National Centres of Specialization, CGIAR centers and plant breeding networks and associations as catalysts for change at the national, regional and international levels.

Commercial partners

As a core element of our sustainability plan, we are engaged with commercial partners (seed companies or breeding industry clients).

Donors

Our work in developing countries is conducted in close partnership with institutions, through publicly-funded research projects. We partner with development agencies with activities in the developing world to create synergies between complementary agendas for development.