The initial focus of the "Toolbox" of the International Treaty will be on germplasm with the greatest potential of broadening the genetic base of crops. This is one of the major recommendations of the second meeting of the Ad Hoc...

The Secretariat of the International Treaty is making available online the statistics on the Multilateral System in order to increase the understanding of germplasm flows, as part of the Global Information System on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. “This...

Dr Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the International Treaty was among the featured speakers on the opening day of the 2nd annual Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA-2015), an international event on sustainable agriculture held this week in...

The International Treaty will invest over USD 10 million in 22 projects to help farmers in developing countries maintain their crop diversity and to support member countries with technology transfer programs. The final selection of the projects to be funded...

Papua New Guinea acceded to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture by depositing its instrument of accession in the beginning of February 2015, and will become the 135th Contracting Party of the International Treaty as...