Bioversity International
Bioversity International is the name of the research team and infrastructure which is now part of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Both working within the CGIAR research partnership, in 2019 Bioversity International's research team joined forces with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT, for its acronym in Spanish), becoming one research-for-development organization working to “deliver research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people's lives".
| Merged into | The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT |
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| Formation | 1974 (joined forces with CIAT to become the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in 2019) |
| Type | Global non-profit research-for-development organization |
| Legal status | International organisation |
| Purpose | Research for development |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
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Region served | 32 offices worldwide |
Director General | Juan Lucas Restrepo |
Staff | 560 approx. |
| Website | alliancebioversityciat |
Bioversity International's office in Rome now serves as the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT's global headquarters. Bioversity International is the operating name of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI).