Octava reunión ordinaria

CGRFA-8/99/REP
Report of the Eighth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA-8/99/1
Draft Provisional Agenda

CGRFA-8/99/1 Add.1
Provisional Annotated Agenda

CGRFA-8/99/1 Add.2
Provisional Timetable

CGRFA-8/99/2
Report of the First Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA-8/99/3
Progress Report on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Resources

CGRFA-8/99/4
Financing the implementation of the Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Resources

CGRFA-8/99/5
Facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Resources

CGRFA-8/99/6
Progress Report on the World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources

CGRFA-8/99/7
Progress Report on the International Network of Ex Situ Collections under the Auspices of FAO

CGRFA-8/99/8
Possible formulas for the sharing of benefits based on different benefit-indicators

CGRFA-8/99/9
Revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources: legal and institutional options

CGRFA-8/99/10.1
Report from FAO on its policies, programmes and activities on agricultural biological diversity: (1) Sectorial matters

CGRFA-8.99/10.2
Report from FAO on its policies, programmes and activities on agricultural biological diversity: (2) Cross-sectorial matters

CGRFA-8/99/11.1
Reports from International Organizations on their policies, programmes and activities on agricultural biological diversity: (1) United Nations and other Intergovernmental Organizations

CGRFA-8/99/11.2
Reports from International Organizations on their policies, programmes and activities on agricultural biological diversity: (1) International Agricultural Research Centres of the CGIAR

CGRFA-8/99/11.3
Reports from International Organizations on their policies, programmes and activities on agricultural biological diversity: (1) International Non-Governmental Organizations

CGRFA-8/99/11 Add.1
Reports from International Organizations on their policies, programmes and activities on agricultural biological diversity: (4) Inputs arrived too late for translation

CGRFA-8/99/12
International cooperation in the field of genetic resources for food and agriculture, and cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity

CGRFA-8/99/13
Report of the Chairman of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, on the status of the negotiations for the revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity

CGRFA-8/99/13 Annex
Composite draft text of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, incorporating the Chairman's Elements

CGRFA/IUND/CNT/Rev.1
Revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources: Consolidated Negotiating Text resulting from the deliberations during the Fifth Extraordinary Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA/WG-AnGR-1/98/2
Identification of the major components of the Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources and preparation of the Multi-year Workplan

CGRFA/WG-AnGR-1/98/3
The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA/WG-AnGR-1/98/Inf.1
Report of the Panel of Experts on the Development of the Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.1
Membership of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources elected at the Seventh Session of the Commission

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.2
Membership of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources elected at the Seventh Session of the Commission

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.3
Exploring options for the list approach within the multilateral system of facilitated germplasm exchange within the revised International Undertaking - report of an informal workshop of experts convoked by the 'Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare', on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Florence, Italy, 1-3 October 1998

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.4
Report of the Fifteenth Session of the Committee on Agriculture (25-29 January 1999)

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.5
Report of the External Review of the World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources (16-26 September 1997)

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.6
Agreement between the Government of India, the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), placing coconut germplasm collections under the auspices of FAO

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.7
Crop-related networks, supported by FAO

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.8
Field programme activities in 1997-98 with genetic resources components

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.9
Background documentation provided by the International Association of Plant Breeders for the Protection of Plant Varieties (ASSINSEL)

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.10
Report of the Tenth Session of the Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources, 9-11 September 1997

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.11
Biosafety issues related to biotechnologies for sustainable agriculture and food security

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.12
Sustaining agricultural biodiversity and agro-ecosystem functions - opportunities, incentives and approaches for the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity in agro-ecosystems and production systems. International technical workshop organized jointly by the FAO and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diveersity, with the support of the Government of the Netherlands. Rome, 2-4 December 1998

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.13
Background documentation provided by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.14
Background documentation provided by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.15
Background documentation provided by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) to the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.16
Report of the International Workshop on Developing Institutional Agreements and Capacity to Assist Farmers in Disaster Situations to Restore Agricultural Systems and Seed Security Activities

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.17
Developing seed security strategies and programmes for food secutity in developing countries. Position paper presented to the "International Workshop on Seed Security for Food Security", Florence, Italy, 30 November - 1 December 1997

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.18
Statement of Competence and Voting Rights submitted by the European Community and its Member States

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.19
List of Documents
See Appendix I of the Report (CGRFA-8/99/REP)

CGRFA-8/99/Inf.20
Broadening the genetic base of crops: statement developed by the participants in the informal preparatory workshop: "Broadening the genetic bases of crop production" - FAO, Rome, Italy, 17-20 September 1997

Background Study Paper No. 8
Access to plant genetic resources and intellectual property rights

Background Study Paper No. 9
Recent developments in biotechnology as they relate to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

Background Study Paper No. 10
Recent developments in biotechnology as they relate to animal genetic resources for food and agriculture