The FAO Global Conference on Green Development of Seed Industries took place virtually on 4-5 November 2021. The proceedings are now available for download. Edited by J. Ruane, C. Mba and J. Xia, they provide a record of the highlights of the conference, covering the opening and keynote address plenary session; the eight parallel sessions dedicated to the conference themes of advanced technologies, conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, crop varietal development and adoption, and seed systems; the high-level ministerial segment; and the conference recommendations. The two parallel sessions for the theme of advanced technologies were entitled 'Modern plant breeding technologies' and 'Emerging biotechnologies and informatics technologies' respectively. See https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1220en or contact [email protected] for more information.