An Summary of the Germplasm Policies of Bioversity International

Bioversity International (BI) has an abundance of germplasm resources. BI's germplasm resource policies are introduced, such as recognition of the sovereignty of states over their biological resources, farmer's right, holding germplasm in trust for the world community, distribution of material, exchange of germplasm, benefit-sharing, black box. It is advised that China should pay attention to cooperate with BI and use its germplasm resources sufficiently..