Contributes 1 million NOK 03 July 2023, Rome, Italy – Norway's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Sandra Borch, announced her country’s contribution of about 1 million Norwegian Kroners (approximately USD 93 400) to the Benefit-sharing...

Climate Resilient & Nutritious Rome, Italy, 14 June 2023 – Nearly 200 experts from around the world participated in an online event that brought together the world’s leading international experts to discuss the crucial role that...

The Global Biodiversity Framework is a crucial step toward preserving our planet's ecosystems Biodiversity is the basis of life on Earth. We live biodiversity, we eat biodiversity and we are biodiversity. Without it, our world would be lifeless. The Earth's diverse...

中国可以在作物多样性和多边合作方面真正发挥全球性的领导作用。 据联合国粮食及农业组织估计，自上世纪初以来，世界已丧失约75%的农业生物多样性。目前，全球已建成种子（质）库约1750座，共收集保存740多万份种质资源，绝大部分以农作物种子为保存对象。 “保种”保的不只是地球上粮农植物遗传资源，它还肩负保护人类社会可持续发展的路径。《粮食与农业植物遗传资源国际条约》于2001年11月3日在联合国粮食及农业组织第三十一届会议上通过。该条约是获取粮食和农业植物生物多样性所有成分及其利益共享的首个全面运作的国际机制，也被称为“国际种子条约”。条约旨在促进种子和其他遗传资源的国际合作和公平交换。   Read the article

USD 11 Million to be Invested in the Fifth Cycle of Benefit-sharing Fund Projects Rome, 9 May 2023 – Twenty-eight projects have been approved for Benefit-sharing Fund support by the...