FAO and Bioversity International have just released an updated version of the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD V.2.1), the international standard globally adopted for passport data of ex situ genebank accessions.   Descriptors provide an international language to manage data on plant genetic...

New gateway provides vital information on global seed pool to develop shock-resistant varieties 9 October 2015, Rome - Delegates from the136 member nations of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) have given their approval...

The sixth session of the Governing Body of the 136-nation International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is to be held at the FAO in Rome from October 5 – 9, 2015. To stay on track with the...

The Secretariat of the International Treaty is pleased to report on recent progress made with the global survey on descriptors required to identify Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) in the context of the Global Information System of...

The users of the Multilateral System and the Standard Material Transfer agreement can now consult online in one single booklet all the opinions and the advice provided by the Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on the Multilateral System and the...