NSP - State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources
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The State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food
and Agriculture provides a comprehensive overview on the status and
trends of conservation and use of plant genetic resources at the national,
regional and global levels. It is a periodic assessment prepared though a
participatory, country-driven process and provides objective information and
analyses on priorities, gaps and needs, and is a basis to update the rolling
Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
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The First Report of the State of the World’s Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture was prepared
through a participatory, country-driven process. It assessed the state of plant
genetic diversity and capacities at the local and global levels for in situ and
ex situ management, conservation and utilization of plant genetic
resources. Country reports were submitted by 154 countries and 143 countries
participated in 12 sub-regional and regional meetings which resulted in
sub-regional synthesis reports.
Read all the country reports from the first report
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The Report was presented at the Fourth International Technical Conference
on Plant Genetic Resources held in Leipzig, Germany, in June 1996, and
published in 1998. It was welcomed by the 150 countries attending the
Conference, as the first comprehensive worldwide assessment of the status
and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. To download the
Report, click here.
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The Second Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture was published in 2010. The main
objective is to update the First Report with the best data and information
available, through a participatory process, and with a focus on changes
that have occurred since 1996. This gives a concise assessment of the
status and trends of plant genetic resources and identifies the most significant
gaps and needs in order to provide a basis to update the rolling Global
Plan of Action. Read more about the Second Report here.
Read all the country reports from the second report
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Composition of the Report
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The Second Report was prepared with recent data and available
information from:
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Regional Consultations (see paragraph below);
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National Information and Sharing Mechanisms;
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Thematic studies on PGRFA.
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The State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources and the Global Plan of
Action are closely linked. Countries monitor the implementation of the Global
Plan of Action through the establishment of national information sharing
mechanisms, which promote a country-driven, participatory and capacity
building process. The new monitoring approach for the implementation of
the Global Plan of Action, and the preparation of the second report on the
State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources are two processes that have
been fully integrated.
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