Mission and objectives of Gene Bank

• The mission of the gene bank is the conservation and utilization of all kinds of agricultural genetic resources for food and nutritional security, livelihood enhancement, and economic growth in Nepal.

Objectives

• Explore, collect, and conserve agricultural genetic resources for promoting sustainable use,
• Manage and handle the agricultural genetic resources scientifically in the country according to the rules and regulations of GoN concerning genetic resources movement,
• Identify the endangered, rare, and unique genetic resources and emphasize to conserve them,
• Create a single entry point to get access to AGRs and associated data,
• Locate the center of diversity of all economic animal/crop species in the country,
• Characterize including DNA fingerprinting and evaluate genetic resources and avail resources to researchers, academicians, farmers, entrepreneurs, and related stakeholders,
• Screen genetic resources identify markers associated with particular traits develop elite lines through pre-breeding, and manage the database associated with each accession including passport, characterization, evaluation, and traditional knowledge.