MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
type: Concept

INIBAP
in scheme: providers
definition: The International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP) mission is to sustainably increase the productivity of banana and plantain grown on smallholdings for domestic consumption and for local and export markets. INIBAP's objectives are: -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 National Agricultural Research Systems 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. Website: "http://www.inibap.org/" [Summary provided by INIBAP.]
type: Concept