Abstract:

The mission of INIBAP is to sustainably increase the productivity of banana and plantain grown on smallholdings for domestic consumption and for local and export markets. The Programme has four specific objectives:
• To organize and coordinate a global research effort on banana and plantain, aimed at the development, evaluation and dissemination of improved cultivars and at the conservation and use of Musa diversity
• To promote and strengthen collaboration and partnerships in banana-related research activities at the national, regional and global levels
• To strengthen the ability of NARS to conduct research and development activities on bananas and
plantains
• To coordinate, facilitate and support the production, collection and exchange of information and documentation related to banana and plantain.
INIBAP is a network of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), a Future Harvest centre.