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14th Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2013)

Rome, Italy, 15-19 April 2013

Podium during discussion of agenda item 4 Exhibition of animal genetic resources related material Exhibition of animal genetic resources related material Arthur Mariante, Brazil Bedibete Bonfoh, Togo Harvey Blackburn, United States of America Irene Hoffmann, Chief, Animal Genetic Resources Branch, FAO Linda Collette, Secretary, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO Tashi Yangzime Dorji, Bhutan Yves Plante, Canada

The Fourteenth Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 15-19 April 2013. The opening meeting will begin at 10.00 hours on Monday 15 April 2013. The Session will be preceded by a day of regional consultations on 14 April 2013 and by a one-day Special Event on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, on 13 April 2013.

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This session of the Commission will be of importance for animal genetic resources, since it will review progress made in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources and its Funding Strategy and advise on the preparation of The Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

The following agenda items / documents of particular relevance to animal genetic resources are:

• Preparation of The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
  
• Targets and Indicators for Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  
• Roadmap on Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  
• Report of the First Session of the Ad Hoc Technical Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
• The Need for and Modalities of Access and Benefit-sharing Arrangements for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  
• Review of Key Issues on Biodiversity and Nutrition
• Report of the Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
• FAO Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources and the Interlaken Declaration
• Synthesis Progress Report on the Implementation of The Global Plan of Action For Animal Genetic Resources – 2012
  
• Roles of Small-Scale Livestock Keepers in the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Animal Genetic Resources
  
• Draft Guidelines on in vivo Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources
  
• Review of the Funding Strategy for the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources
  
• Preparation of The Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
• Draft Questionnaire for Collecting National Data to Support the Preparation of The Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  
• Key issues in Micro-Organisms and Invertebrates
  
• Human and Financial Resources to support the Implementation of the Multi-Year Programme of Work
  
• Draft Strategic Plan for the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2014 – 2021
  
• Cooperation with International Instruments and Organizations
  
• Report from the CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres to the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  
• Submissions by International Organizations on the Prioritized Themes of the Session