The Secretariat is pleased to share with you the agreed list of descriptors for the documentation of Crop Wild Relatives in situ (CWRI) resulting from the global consultation and the expert survey conducted in the first semester of this year....

On 24 June, I drew your attention to the on-line survey being conducted by the Secretariat on the impacts of COVID-19 on the implementation of the International Treaty at the country level.

I have the honour to draw your attention to Resolution 5/2019 of the Governing Body on the implementation of Articles 5 and 6 of the International Treaty, on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture....

You will recall that the Eighth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty decided that the Ninth Session will be held in the last quarter of 2021, and accepted the kind offer of the Government of India to...

I have the honour to bring to the attention of all national focal points of the International Treaty, the on-line survey, which the Secretariat is undertaking. In recognition of the current and potential future challenges to agricultural and food production...