Bioversity International

Bioversity International is one of 15 agricultural research centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). It is dedicated to the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity to improve the livelihoods of poor people. The organization is highly decentralized, with about 320 staff working from 16 offices worldwide. Headquarters is in Maccarese, outside Rome, Italy, with four regional offices: Cali, Colombia; Nairobi, Kenya; Maccarese, Italy; and Serdang, Malaysia. (The office in Aleppo, Syria, was mothballed on 1 January 2009.)