At IITA we keep expansive collections of both crops and noncrops, in (in situ) or out (ex situ) of their natural environment. IITA’s Genebank holds over 36,000 accessions of plant material or germplasm, of major African food crops.


At IITA we keep expansive collections of both crops and noncrops, in (in situ) or out (ex situ) of their natural environment. IITA’s Genebank holds over 36,000 accessions of plant material or germplasm, of major African food crops.