Distribution and Acquisition

~ 10K

Accessions

10 Subsets

Available for distribution

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Distribution

Genebanks are places where you find valuable resources from worldwide, where are preserving genetic resources however they are not museums and part of their mandate is to facilitate access and use of the collections. An important goal of any genebank is to characterize all material and make it available for users in a similar manner as library catalogs books and makes them available for use. A search tool has been designed to help users narrow down the number of accessions in our repository and only order plant material that suits their needs based on taxonomy and morphological characterization. Most of what the CIP genebank distributes is in vitro plantlets (cultivated collections) or small packets of seeds of the wild species. CIP distributes the material to institutes and entities involved in research, breeding or training and due to resource limitations can only ship up to 35 accessions to anyone organization or individual per year.

In making plant material available worldwide for research, education, and breeding purposes the CIP genebank can only distribute material internationally that has been tested and found to be free of viruses. Requestors are asked to provide an import permit stating conditions for importation of germplasm from Peru. Please check with your local health quarantine agency to obtain the required import permit to receive plant material.

Andrea Carrión

Germplasm Acquisition and Distribution Specialist

cip-germplasm@cgiar.org

a.carrion@cgiar.org

When the germplasm is distributed the following official documents are required

The CIP Phytosanitary Statement
The SENASA Phytosanitary Certificate
List of the material
The Import Permit sent by the requestor
Approved SMTA
Bill number of DHL

The day after the shipment is picked up by DHL the CIP distribution office communicates with the requester to notify them that the material is on the way and to provide a tracking number for their package.

All plant material is distributed with a the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) from the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). CIP uses the “Easy SMTA” set up by the ITPGRFA providing the requestor any one of three ways to accept the SMTA:

The preferred method is the “click wrap method” where the user goes online and clicks to accept the terms of the SMTA online;
An alternative method is to accept the SMTA via “shrink wrap” where the requestor agrees to the conditions in the SMTA when they receive and open the box containing the SMTA along with their requested material;
The final method and the one that usually takes the most time is to physically sign and mail/send a signed copy of the SMTA to the CIP genebank.

Distribution order process

Request order

List material, up to 35 accessions
Fill request form

Verify availability

Import Permit Request (For international distributions)
Acceptance of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA)

Import Permit Reception

Start the propagation of the materials
Estimated delivery date
Potato: 6 to 8 weeks
Sweetpotato: 8 to 10 weeks

Plant material ready to deliver

SENASA Inspection
Phytosanitary Certificate (For International distributions)
CIP Phytosanitary Certificate (National distributions)

Delivery

Delivery date
Tracking number
Satisfaction survey (2 weeks after the delivery was made)

Getting a PID (unique personal identifier) number

The International Potato Center to make our documentation easily accessible and as part of our requirement for reporting germplasm distribution to the ITPGRFA, we ask requestors to register online with the ITPGRFA via the Easy SMTA on the link below to register your name and institution.

https://mls.planttreaty.org/itt/index.php?r=user/register

After registration, please login and click on view profile to view the PID code generated for you by the system, kindly forward the PID code to cip-germplasm@cgiar.org and ensure that you record the PID code for further use.