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FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) aims to foster global food security by

addressing food production sustainability as agricultural intensification progresses
crop diversification for nutritional health and income generation
the global food economy through supporting the implementation of international treaties

What is happening in and around Plant Production and Protection?

Plant Production and Climate Change

Workshop on the Role of Grassland Carbon Sequestration in Mitigation

A Workshop held at FAO 15-17 April 2009

Grasslands occupy around half of the ice free land area of the world but are currently excluded from carbon trading despite the significant emission reduction and carbon storage...[more]

Potential of Conservation Agriculture systems for mitigating Climate Change

Conservation Agriculture Carbon Offset Consultation

Horticulture and Industrial Crops

Good Agricultural Practices for Greenhouse Systems

From 14 to 19 June 2009, Quebec City and Université Laval hosted the International Symposium on High Technology for Greenhouse Systems-Greensys 2009. The meeting focused on energy and environment, sustainability, greenhouse...[more]

Fruit Nurseries in Amhara and Tigray Regions

International Year of the Potato exhibition in FAO atrium

Cassava’s comeback - On the plate of over 1,5 million people in Africa

Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources

Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The plant genetic diversity is the biological basis of food security and supports the livelihoods of every person on Earth. The conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) is...[more]

South and Southeast Asia Discussion on Plant Breeding Capacity Wraps Up

Seed Alliance WIthout Boundaries (SAWIB)

New Regional Seed Association for Central Asia and the Caucasus

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Rapid Assessment of Pollinators' Status: A Contribution to the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators

Pollinators are essential for orchard, horticultural and forage production, as well as the production of seed for many root and fibre crops. Nonetheless, mounting evidence points to a potentially serious decline in populations of...[more]

New ecosystem approach based project: wild pollinators for food production

Sustainable Production Intensification

Double Cropping and Fodder Production in Tibet

The lack of quality fodder, especially during winter, is a major limiting factor in improving livestock production in Tibet. Adjusting cropping systems to make full use of the growing season is low cost and will allow farmers to...[more]

Are grasslands under threat?

International Treaties, Conventions, Advisory Bodies

Third Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The Third Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will bring together in Tunis, from 1 to 5 June 2009 more than 300 participants to discuss about the future...[more]

"Road-blocks" for plant pests moving with international trade

4th Meeting of Conference of the Parties to Rotterdam Convention

Pest and Pesticide Management

Red Locust disaster in Eastern Africa prevented

An international Red Locust emergency campaign in Eastern and Southern Africa has succeeded in containing a massive locust outbreak in Tanzania, FAO said today. It is the first time that biopesticides are being used on a large...[more]

EMPRES Plant Pest and Disease – managing new transboundary threats

Desert Locusts may take advantage of the recent Yemen floods

Desert Locust surveys in progress in N Africa and SW Asia

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