Institute of Biodiversity Conservation IBC

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• Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC)
• Girma Balcha (Ph.D.)Director General
• 3 November 2007

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• Ethiopia, Centre of Origin and/or diversity of
  species due to wide range of agroclimatic
  conditions
• This was evidenced by Nickolai I. Vavilov in
• 1927
• Cultivars or Farmers varieties
• Crop wild relatives
• Domestic animals
• Wild plants, animals and microbial genetic
  resources

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• Conference in Beltsville, 1972, Consultative
  Group on International Agricultural Research
  (CGIAR) recommended formation of PGRC
• Ethiopia was given highest priority to establish
  PGRC
• In 1973, Ethiopia requested Germany for
  feasibility study
• In 1994, feasibility study was undertaken by
  German Ministry of Economic Cooperation
• In 1976 PGRC was established, bilateral agreement
  was signed between Ethiopia and Germany
• GTZ was assigned from the German side and a
  Director was assigned from the Ethiopian side

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• Objectives of PGRC/E
• To promote the collection, evaluation,
  documentation and scientific study of crop
  germplasm in Ethiopia, East Africa and adjacent
  regions
• To preserve germplasm on the base of long-term
  storage
• To Provide germplams for breeding programmes
  aimed at the development of such characters as
  higher yield, better quality, disease and pest
  resistance

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• In 1989 UNEP established a Group of Expert to
  draft biodiversity document.
• That paved the way to the birth of the Convention
  on Biological Diversity at Rio de Janeiro
  Conference in 1992.
• Ethiopia had, therefore, promoted PGRCE to the
  Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) in
  1994.
• Then, the Institute of Biodiversity
  Conservation caters for plants, animals and
  microbial genetic resources.

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Mandate of IBC

• Conservation of Genetic Resources and associated
  Traditional Knowledge
• Sustainable use of Genetic Resources
• Fair and equitable share of benefits accrued from
  commercial use of Genetic Resources and
  Traditional Knowledge
• Conservation research

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Structure of IBC

• Director General
• Deputy Director General
• 10 Technical Departments
• 2 Technical Services
• 5 Supportive Services
• 212 staff members

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Departments and Services

• Crop Genetic Resources
• Horticulture Genetic Resources
• Forest and Aquatic Plant Genetic Resources
• Medicinal Plant Genetic Resources
• Forage and Pasture Genetic Resources
• Animal Genetic Resources
• Microbial Genetic Resources
• Ethnobiology
• Ecosystem
• Biotechnology
• Genebank and Herbarium Service
• Information and Documentation Service
• Other Supportive Services

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Main Activities

• Collection
• Ex-situ conservation
• ? Cold storage -10 ºC, 4 ºC
• 60585 accessions (about 210 species)
• - 56019 Field crops
• - 4566 (Horticultural, Forage,
  Forestry and Medicinal plants)
• - 650 (Microbial spp. at -80 ºc)

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• ?Field Genebank
• ? 8936 accessions of Horticulture
• (13 species, two Field genebanks)
  
• ? 24 Forestry species
• ? 568 accessions of Medicinal plants (two
  Field
• genebanks)
• ? 159 accessions of Forage and Pasture
  (about 22 spp.)
• In-situ Conservation
• ? 4 species of Forest
• ? 337 species of Medicinal plants (24 spp.
  
• endemic to Ethiopia)
• ? Community based in-situ
• ? 400 farmers var. of about 22 Field
• Crops (12 Community Genebanks)

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Documentation of Indigenous Knowledge

• Indigenous Knowledge on farmers varieties from
• Bale
• North Shewa
• Kefa
• Illubabor
• Jima
• East shewa
• Indigenous Knowledge of wild plant spp
• from
• Derashe and Kucha districts
• Loma bosa districts, Dawro zone

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• Characterization
• ? 43367 accessions - Morphological (17 crops)
• ? 4700 Biochemical (Proximate analysis)
• Protein, fat, mineral and fiber)
• of 15 crops
• ? Molecular and Cytogenetic to be done in the
  
• near future

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• Distribution of Germplasm
• Local Institutions
• ? 69272 Seed Samples of Field Crops
• ? 1707 Seed Samples of Horticultural Crops
• ? 5855 Others (Medicinal, Forage and
• Forestry)
• International Institutions
• ? 12463 Samples of Field Crops

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Other Conservation related activities

• ?Database Development
• -National Forest Area for Species
• Conservation status assessment
• -National database on Medicinal Plants
• ?Inventory of Genetic resources
• -36 Forest Areas
• ?National Reports
• -Forage and Pasture Genetic Resources
• -Domestic Animal Genetic Resources
• -Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
• Agriculture (to FAO)

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Legal Issues Ratified/Adopted Agreements

• Convention on Biological Diversity (Pro. No.
  98/1994)
• International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
  for Food and Agriculture (Pro. No. 330/2003)
• Accession to IPGRI (Bioversity International (19
  May 2006)
• Accession to Donors Council

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• International Activities
• Convention on Biological Diversity
• Negotiation on access and benefit-sharing
• Negotiation on Article 8(j)-Traditonal knowledge
  associated with genetic resources

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• Conservation Programme of Work
• Forest biodiversity
• Mountain biodiversity
• Agrobiodviersity
• Ecosystem approach
• Traditional sites and lands occupied by
  traditional waters
• Animal biodiversity
• etc.
• International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
  for Food and Agriculture
• Crop Diversity Trust

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Limitations

• Duplicate Genebank decided to be established
• Capacity building for Molecular characterization
  is on plan
• Research on storage behaviour on plan
• In vitro and Cryopreservation on plan

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