Today's tools for tomorrow's crops

The Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP) is a web-based one-stop shop for information, analytical tools and related services to design and carry out integrated breeding projects.

IBP is conceived as a vehicle for dissemination of knowledge and technology, enabling broad access to and proactive distribution of crop genetic stocks and breeding material; molecular, genomics and informatics technology and information; cost-effective high-throughput laboratory services; and capacity building programmes. Its primary clients are developing-country breeders.

Coordinated by the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme, the development of the Platform is a project bringing together numerous partners and several key funders.

IBP's centrepiece is the Breeding Management System (BMS, previously known as the Integrated Breeding Workflow System, IBWS).

• Annual Reports: 2013 – read online | 2013 – download PDF | 2012 – read online | 2012 – download PDF | see all GCP Annual Reports
• Brochures:  IBP e-brochure |  BMS e-brochure
• IBP Website | Blogposts | Slides | Videos: Take the IBP website tour – Other IBP videos | Podcasts
• Press releases: 2011 – partnership with iPlant | 2010 – official launch | 2009 – online launch
• Workshops:  
  • 2010 – data management and anaysis | project  launch
  • 2009 – deliberations on proposal for a Molecular Breeding Platform
• Rebranding – April 2010  (IBP was previousl called the Molecular Breeding Platform, MBP)