Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

National Focal Points

National focal points/coordinators are nominated by governments. They are crucial for coordinating and facilitating the preparation of country reports, the implementation of the Commission’s action plans and decisions and for monitoring the implementation and reporting back to the Commission.

Terms of reference for National Focal Points to the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Model terms of reference of the National Focal Points for plant, aquatic and forest genetic resources and for biodiversity for food and agriculture and the National Coordinators for animal genetic resources for food and agriculture

Country Member Since
Afghanistan

10-07-1984

Angola

16-07-1993

Albania

15-03-1995

United Arab Emirates

12-06-2007

Argentina

04-03-1985

Armenia

13-12-1996

Antigua and Barbuda

23-08-1995

Australia

04-04-1984

Austria

22-02-1985

Azerbaijan

22-06-1996

Burundi

19-06-1995

Belgium

11-02-1985

Benin

06-04-1984

Burkina Faso

13-02-1985

Bangladesh

07-03-1985

Bulgaria

26-01-1989

Bahamas

19-08-1993

Bosnia and Herzegovina

13-03-1996

Belarus

29-12-2011

Belize

11-07-1984

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

05-12-1984

Brazil

01-08-1984

Barbados

01-01-1985

Bhutan

04-06-2007

Botswana

12-07-1984

Central African Republic

03-04-1985

Canada

27-12-1990

Switzerland

04-03-1987

Chile

26-07-1984

China

10-11-1993

Côte d'Ivoire

23-02-1996

Cameroon

10-03-1985

Democratic Republic of the Congo

30-10-1989

Congo

13-02-1985

Cook Islands

05-05-1998

Colombia

25-02-1985

Comoros

17-04-1997

Cabo Verde

11-02-1985

Costa Rica

12-02-1985

Cuba

22-10-1984

Cyprus

07-03-1985

Czechia

21-02-1995

Germany

15-03-1985

Dominica

16-03-1987

Denmark

06-09-1984

Dominican Republic

29-06-1987

Algeria

22-06-1993

Ecuador

17-04-1989

Egypt

31-10-1985

Eritrea

19-04-1996

Spain

08-08-1984

Estonia

06-04-1993

Ethiopia

06-11-1987

Finland

04-09-1984

Fiji

25-06-1997

France

26-02-1985

Gabon

04-11-1994

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

31-01-1985

Georgia

19-02-1996

Guinea

13-10-1988

Gambia

11-12-1984

Guinea-Bissau

28-02-1985

Equatorial Guinea

26-04-1989

Greece

08-10-1984

Grenada

08-09-1989

Guatemala

11-07-1984

Guyana

10-03-1987

Honduras

20-03-1985

Croatia

30-12-1994

Haiti

11-12-1984

Hungary

11-02-1985

Indonesia

10-05-1985

India

10-05-1985

Ireland

14-03-1984

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

10-12-1984

Iraq

30-03-1989

Iceland

01-07-1985

Israel

11-03-1985

Italy

08-02-1991

Jamaica

24-08-1995

Jordan

12-04-1989

Japan

18-02-1991

Kazakhstan

04-07-2001

Kenya

07-03-1985

Kyrgyzstan

22-04-2009

Cambodia

24-06-1998

Saint Kitts and Nevis

25-03-1987

Republic of Korea

08-03-1985

Kuwait

08-11-2004

Lao People's Democratic Republic

23-06-2011

Lebanon

07-03-1991

Liberia

05-03-1985

Libya

18-02-1985

Saint Lucia

26-06-1984

Sri Lanka

15-03-1985

Lesotho

10-04-1995

Lithuania

10-03-1993

Luxembourg

08-10-2002

Latvia

06-04-1995

Morocco

04-10-1984

Republic of Moldova

16-11-2009

Madagascar

16-03-1987

Maldives

21-12-1994

Mexico

09-08-1984

Marshall Islands

11-02-2013

North Macedonia

09-05-1997

Mali

16-03-1985

Malta

04-08-1992

Myanmar

07-02-1990

Montenegro

01-12-2011

Mongolia

17-06-1995

Mozambique

19-09-1996

Mauritania

27-03-1985

Mauritius

24-02-1987

Malawi

20-06-1995

Malaysia

05-01-1993

Namibia

09-04-1999

Niger

08-11-1988

Nigeria

02-10-1997

Nicaragua

24-11-1989

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

31-07-1984

Norway

08-03-1985

Nepal

05-12-1994

New Zealand

25-02-1993

Oman

20-05-1998

Pakistan

18-02-1985

Panama

05-06-1984

Peru

17-12-1984

Philippines

31-05-1984

Palau

08-06-2012

Papua New Guinea

23-06-1996

Poland

28-02-1985

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

23-07-1985

Portugal

04-03-1985

Paraguay

08-03-1996

Qatar

22-05-1997

Romania

01-09-1992

Russian Federation

29-12-2006

Rwanda

31-12-1986

Saudi Arabia

04-10-2001

Sudan

24-02-1987

Senegal

31-07-1984

Solomon Islands

22-06-1996

Sierra Leone

02-01-1985

El Salvador

30-07-1984

San Marino

09-12-2002

Sao Tome and Principe

13-09-2001

Suriname

28-09-1989

Slovakia

25-10-1994

Slovenia

10-12-1996

Sweden

05-09-1984

Eswatini

19-12-1996

Seychelles

08-01-1998

Syrian Arab Republic

21-06-1984

Chad

29-04-1985

Togo

03-03-1987

Thailand

26-07-1984

Tajikistan

05-06-2014

Tonga

23-06-1996

Trinidad and Tobago

25-11-1991

Tunisia

02-05-1984

Türkiye

03-10-1984

United Republic of Tanzania

28-09-1989

Uganda

01-04-1984

Ukraine

08-11-2004

Uruguay

21-12-1984

United States of America

11-09-1990

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

13-12-1984

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

05-03-1985

Viet Nam

07-08-1995

Vanuatu

14-09-1989

Samoa

10-08-1989

Yemen

20-08-1989

South Africa

16-06-1995

Zambia

11-03-1985

Zimbabwe

27-12-1989