Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)-Global system, originally developed in 1986 and updated and expanded in 2011, is a suite of software programmes for managing plant germplasm-associated information, facilitating plant genebank workflows, and providing a public interface for users to access plant germplasm and information. Users can search for accession information via its public website, fill a shopping cart with their desired plant germplasm, and have it delivered freely and without restrictions for use in plant production, research and breeding. In fact, in 2018 alone, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) distributed over 280,000 samples to fill more than 700 individual orders.
| Most relevant categories | - Facilitation of farmers’ access to a diversity of PGRFA through community seed banks, seed networks and other measures improving farmers’ choices of a wider diversity of PGRFA.
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| Also relevant categories | - Facilitation of farmers’ access to a diversity of PGRFA through community seed banks, seed networks and other measures improving farmers’ choices of a wider diversity of PGRFA.
- Training, capacity development and public awareness creation
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| Institution/organization | Government organization |
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| Provision of Art. 9 addressed | Art. 9.2a; Art. 9.2b |
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| Types | Technical; Administrative |
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| Countries | United States of America |
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| Regions | North America |
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| Keywords | Biodiversity registries; Genetic resources; PGRFA |
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| Resource link | https://www.fao.org/3/ca8458en/ca8458en.pdf |
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