Commission on Plant Genetic Resources, Third Session, Rome, 17-21 April 1989: IBPGR Activities

FAO overview of the origins of IBPGR, its relationship with the FAO, and division of function between it and the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources. The paper describes IBPGR's mandate, its interaction with commodity-oriented IARCs, and the roles, organization, and supporting activities of IBPGR's field and research programs. Prepared for the third session of the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources in Rome, April 1989. One of three documents from the Commission meeting made available as background at the CGIAR meeting, May-June 1989.