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Norway: a “Noah’s Ark" to Save Biodiversity
28 February 2020
28 February 2020
International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie talks on TV5Monde about the importance of the Global Seed Vault located in the Arctic and explains the relationship between the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Svalbard...
UCC Launches New Improved Varieties of Cowpea
21 February 2020
21 February 2020
The University has officially launched seven disease-resistant varieties of cowpea to boost production and also ensure food security. The newly improved varieties are climate-resilient and high yielding cowpea genotypes adaptable to the forest, coastal and...
Delegación italiana visita área de acción de recursos fitogenéticos en los Cuchumatanes
27 November 2019
27 November 2019
Con el propósito de conocer el área de acción y el trabajo con pequeños productores asociados a la Asociación de Organizaciones de los Cuchumatanes -ASOCUCH-, una delegación italiana con el apoyo del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la...
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE CONCLUDES PAST MIDNIGHT
26 November 2019
26 November 2019
Rome, Italy, 17 November 2019 – After intense week-long discussions, the Eighth Session of the Governing Body (GB-8) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...
FAO Guidelines Support Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity
22 November 2019
22 November 2019
The lack of variety and increasing uniformity of crops may render food systems unsustainable, a new set of conservation guidelines by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) warns. Titled, ‘Voluntary Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Use...