Global Plan of Action

Table of Contents

Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

and the

Leipzig Declaration

adopted by
the International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources

Leipzig, Germany 17-23 June 1996.

List of Acronyms

Foreword

Leipzig Declaration on Conservation
and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources
for Food and Agriculture

Global Plan of Action for the Conservation
and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources
for Food and Agriculture

Introduction

    Priority Activity Areas

    In Situ Conservation and Development
  1. Surveying and inventorying plant genetic resources
    for food and agriculture
    2.
  2. Supporting on-farm management and improvement of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
  3. Assisting farmers in disaster situations to restore agricultural systems
  4. Promoting in situ conservation of wild crop relatives
    and wild plants for food production

    Ex Situ Conservation
  5. Sustaining existing ex situ collections
  6. Regenerating threatened ex situ accessions
  7. Supporting planned and targeted collecting of plant genetic resources
    for food and agriculture
  8. Expanding ex situ conservation activities

    Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources
  9. Expanding the characterization, evaluation and number of core collections to facilitate use
  10. Increasing genetic enhancement and base-broadening efforts
  11. Promoting sustainable agriculture through diversification of crop production and broader diversity in crops
  12. Promoting development and commercialization
    of under-utilised crops and species
  13. Supporting seed production and distribution
  14. Developing new markets for local varieties and "diversity-rich" products

    Institutions and Capacity Building
  15. Building strong national programmes
  16. Promoting networks for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
  17. Constructing comprehensive information systems
    for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
  18. Developing monitoring and early warning systems
    for loss of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
  19. Expanding and improving education and training
  20. Promoting public awareness of the value of plant genetic resources
    for food and agriculture conservation and use

Implementation and Financing
of the Global Plan of Action

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