The bulk of trans-national movement of plant genes is taking place within the developing world and not, as commonly believed, from the developing countries to the developed nations.
The studies conducted by the Rome-based International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) have indicated that nearly two-third of the total international exchange of plant genetic material was accounted for by developing nations.
This exchange was being facilitated largely by 16 organisations supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) which considers a gene as a
