Table 1.
Crops and accession numbers of CGIAR genebanks in December 2020.
| Centre | Crop(s) | Total Accessions in 2020 [3] |
|---|---|---|
| AfricaRice | Rice | 21,815 |
| Alliance-Bioversity International | Banana | 1624 |
| Alliance-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) | Beans, cassava, tropical forages | 64,635 |
| International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) | Maize, wheat | 147,842 |
| International Potato Center (CIP) | Potato, sweetpotato, Andean roots and tubers | 18,156 |
| International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) | Dryland cereals, grain legumes, temperate forages | 152,609 |
| World Agroforestry (ICRAF) | Trees | 14,919 |
| International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) | Sorghum, millets, grain legumes | 129,034 |
| International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Cowpea, maize, legumes, banana, cassava, yam | 34,774 |
| International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) | Tropical forages | 18,662 |
| International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) | Rice | 132,140 |
| Grand Total | 736,210 | |