Plant Production and Protection Division: Knowledge Resources

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS Plant genetic resources
Towards a strategic and integrated management of Plant Genetic Resources for Food Security and Sustainable Development PPT document - March 2009	en

Strengthening seed systems to meet the challenges of food security PPT document - FAO, AGP July 2009	en

Seed Alliance Without Boundary (SAWIB) A holistic approach for success PPT document - FAO September 2009	en

Meetings of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on PGRFA
• Fourth Session, 15-17 July 2009, Rome • Third Session - 26-28 October 2005, Rome • Second Session - 5-7 November 2003, Rome • First Session - 2-4 July 2001, Rome

Documents concerning PGRFA, presented at Regular Sessions of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture See the CGRFA Website.

MANUALS AND GUIDELINES Plant genetic resources Seeds
West African Catalogue of Plant Species and Varieties. FAO, 2008.	en fr

Diversity of Experiences. Understanding change in crop and seed diversity. FAO, 2008.	en

Memorias del Taller "Biodiversidad Agrícola”. Roma, Marzo 2007.	es

Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production and their effect on the environment: Methodologies for monitoring and the way ahead. FAO, 2006.	en

The Application of Biotechnology to the Conservation and Improvement of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Species. FAO, Rome, November 1997.	en

International Code of Conduct for plant germplasm collection and transfer. 1994. 20 pages. ISBN 92-5-103571-7.	en fr es

Technical guidelines for field variety trials. 1993, FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 75 ISBN 0259-2517. Available in print in English, French and Spanish.

In situ conservation of wild relatives of cultivated plants: guiding principles and a case study. M. Gadgil, S.N. Singh, H. Nagendra, M.D.S. Chandran. 1996.

Collecting Plant Genetic Diversity: Technical guidelines. L. Guarino, V. Ramanatha Rao and R. Reid (editors). 1995. 748 pages. ISBN 0-85198-964-0.

Seeds Plant Genetic Resources
Manual of Seed Handling in Genebanks. FAO, 2006.	en fr

Quality Declared Seed System. FAO, 2006.	en fr es

Seed Industry Privatization. Strengthening National Seed Production Capacity in Afghanistan. FAO, 2006.	en

Calendario de cultivos. América Latina y el Caribe. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 186, 2006.	es

Community Diversity Seed Fairs in Tanzania. Guidelines for seed fairs. FAO, 2006.	en

Seed Systems, Household Welfare and Crop Genetic Diversity: An Economic Methodology applied in Ethiopia. FAO, 2005.	en

Identifying the Factors that Influence Small-scale Farmers’ Transaction Costs in Relation to Seed Acquisition. FAO, 2004.	en

Towards effective and sustainable seed relief activities. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 181, 2004.	en

Seed multiplication by resource-limited farmers. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 180, 2004.	en

Toward Effective and Sustainable Seed Relief Activities. Rome, 26–28 May 2003. Report of the Workshop on Effective and Sustainable Seed Relief Activities.	en

Seed policy and programmes for the Central and Eastern European Countries, Commonwealth of Independent States and other Countries in Transition. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 168, 2001.

Seed policy and programmes in the Latin America and the Caribbean. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 164, 2001.

Políticas y programas de semillas en América Latina y el Caribe. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 164, 2001.

Seed policy and programmes for Asia and the Pacific. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 160, 2000.

Seed policy and programmes in the Near East and North Africa. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 159, 2000.

Proceedings of the Regional Technical Meeting on Seed Policy and Programmes for Asia and the Pacific - 2-6 May 1999 Bangkok, Thailand.	en

Vegetable seedling production manual. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 155, 1999.

Seed policy and programmes for sub-Saharan Africa. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 151, 1999.

Restoring farmer’s seed systems in disaster situations. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 150, 1999.

Proceedings of the Regional Technical Meeting on Seed Policy and Programmes for Sub-Saharan Africa. 23-27 November 1998 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.	en

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Developing Institutional Agreements and Capacity to Assist Farmers in Disaster Situations to Restore agricultural Systems and Seed Security Activities. 3 - 5 November 1998 FAO Rome.	en

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Seed Security for Food Security. 30 November – 1 December 1997 Florence, Italy.	en

Production des semences de qualité déclarée au Rwanda (La). FAO, 1997.

World list of seed sources. Liste mondiale de sources de semences. Lista mundial de fuentes de semillas. FAO, 1996.

Quality Declared Seed: Technical guidelines for standards and procedures. 1993 FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 117 ISBN 92-5-103278-5. Available in paper, in English, French and Spanish.

Regeneration of Seed Crops and Their Wild Relatives. Proceedings of a Consultation Meeting 4-7 December 1995, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India. SGRP/FAO/IPGRI.	en

PUBLICATIONS AND POSTERS Publications Posters
Access to Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Their Role in Improving Rural Livelihoods in Lao PDR. FAO, 2007.	en

Analysis of the seed market in Afghanistan. FAO, 2007.	en

The Role of Biotechnology in Exploring and Protecting Agricultural Genetic Resources. FAO, 2006.	en

A Livelihoods Analysis of SPFS-Promoted Seed Multiplication in Eastern Guatemala. FAO, 2005.	en

Intellectual property rights in plant varieties. International legal regimes and policy options for national governments. FAO, 2004.	en

Hot Pepper Seed and Crop Production in the Bahamas. FAO, 2004.	en

Broadening the Genetic Base of Crop Production. 2001. Published in collaboration with Bioversity International. ISBN-10: 92-9043-458-9. ISBN-13: 978-92-9043-458-0.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture - A Revised and Augmented Edition of the Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. FAO, 2001.	en

Genebank Standards. A joint FAO/IPGRI publication, 1994. ISBN 92-9043-236-5.

Abridged version of seed potato micropropagation and multiplication. A video programme with printed commentary. Produced in three versions (English, French and Spanish), developed in collaboration with the Danish Institute of National Plant Pathology and R.A.T. George, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bath, UK.

FAO Seed review 1989-90. FAO, 1995.

Seed marketing. FAO, 1994.

Quarantine for seed. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 119, 1993.

FAO/IPGRI (now Bioversity International) Publications The publications listed can be found through the Bioversity International website.

Posters Publications
Harmonized Seed Legislation in West Africa	en

Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources	en

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture	en

Agricultural biodiversity in LAO PDR	en

Farmer access to seeds and their contribution to sustainable livelhoods in the vientiane Province of LAO PDR	en

Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB)

Grassland Species Profiles

National Information Sharing Mechanism (NISM)

Plant Breeding and related Biotechnology Capacity assessments (PBBC)

World Information and Early Warning System of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (WIEWS)

STATE OF THE WORLD'S PGRFA FIRST REPORT
First Report - Comprehensive version, 510 pages	en
First Report - Short version, 75 pages	en fr es
NEW ! SECOND REPORT
Presentation of the Second Report - Rome, 20 October 2009 PPT document	en
Content of the Second Report - Rome, 20 October 2009 PPT presentation	en
GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION
Text of the Global Plan of Action	ar en fr ru es
General overview of the Global Plan of Action	en
Summary Booklet on the Global Plan of Action	en
Report of the Leipzig International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources - 1996	en fr es
Leipzig Preparatory Meeting Reports:
South America	en
Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean	en
North America	en
Europe	en
Mediterranean	en
West and Central Africa	en
Southern Africa	en
East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands	en
West and Central Asia	en
South, Southeast Asia and the Pacific	en
East Asia	en