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IBERS

Wales
Founded 1919
National capability in grassland and plant breeding science for sustainability

IBERS is a research institute at Aberystwyth University focused on sustainable food, feed and plant based industrial resources.

Drawing on a century of plant breeding expertise, scientists develop resilient varieties of grasses, oats and other crops to address food security, dietary health and climate change.

IBERS operates a national plant phenomics centre, a biorefining facility converting organic material into fuels and materials, and a major seed bank, alongside extensive research farms supporting practical agricultural science.

Company Notes

Previously Known As
Welsh Plant Breeding Station; Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research; Institute of Biological Sciences; Institute of Rural Sciences
AKA / Aliases
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences