GIPB is a multiparty initiative of knowledge institutions and agencies around the world that have a track record in supporting agricultural research for development, working in partnership with country programs committed to developing stronger plant breeding capacity.   It acts as an information clearing house for sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agricultutre (PGRFA), building on and complementing existing activities in this area.  Therefore, is open to partners and stakeholders interested in building capacity for effective utilization of PGRFA. The GIPB encourages broad multi-stakeholder engagement from a wide diversity of organizations, such as:

National bodies
Regional bodies
Civil society associations
Corporate and business sector
Research institutes
Universities
Foundations
International organizations

The primary direct beneficiaries of GIPB will be the national populations along the commodity supply chain, from producers to consumers, and those who provide input, processing and marketing services. Consumers will benefit through increased and affordable food intake, in terms of improved nutritional and health status.  Producers will also benefit directly from improved socioeconomic status resulting from increased productivity, production and availability of food and other commodities. Because of the economic multipliers related to inputs, output handling and value added from processing, distribution and marketing services, economic benefits will accrue in terms of increased income and employment along the various supply chains.

The GIPB will foster a network of a large number of national and regional plant genetic resource conservation and utilization programmes, deliery systems and farmers, NGOs, UN and other international organizations, universities, extension services, national and regional research organizations and donors. The national plant breeding programmes and delivery systems in turn will connect to national agencies in the agriculture, health, education, trade and industry sectors, and to various linked service sectors for processing, distribution and marketing, farmer and producer organizations, and other civil society stakeholders. Consequently, indirect beneficiaries of the Initiative and its national, regional and international activities will include: concerned global and international institutions participating in the Initiative partnership network and partner entities (governmental organizations, producer organizations, civil society organizations) at regional and national level in selected countries.