INIAV I.P., Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal

Name of the organization INIAV I.P., Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal
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Purpose

Collecting, conserving, characterizing, documenting and valuing genetic resources

Address Quinta de S. José
Address (additionnal) S. Pedro de Merelim
Postal  4700-859
Municipality Braga
Email (do not appear online) Contacter par mail
Missions Português de Germoplasma Vegetal (BPGV) has the mission of collecting, conserving, characterizing, documenting and valuing genetic resources, in order to ensure biological diversity and sustainable agricultural production, current and future, through two strategic objectives:
  • In situ and ex situ conservation of genetic resources;
  • Support for the implementation of policies related to the protection of biodiversity;
It was with the aim of becoming a structure for the conservation of plant genetic diversity that the BPGV was born in Braga, in 1977. Its path continued guided by the guidelines of important international structures such as: the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Board for Plan Genetic Resources (BPGR), currently Bioversity International, and in the context of the implementation of the Program for the Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in the Mediterranean.
Field of activity
  • Agricultura y agroecología - Agriculture et agroécologie
  • Investigación - Recherche
The team