FAO Goodwill Ambassador HRH Princess Basma bint Ali opens regional workshop on biodiversity for food and agriculture
The role of digital sequence information in the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture: opportunities and challenges

Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the Earth’s most important resources. Thousands of species and their genetic variability make up the web of life and are indispensable to adapt to new conditions, including climate change. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is committed to conserving biodiversity for food and agriculture and promotes its sustainable use for food security and human well-being and development worldwide, for current and future generations.

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20/11/2023
It is my great pleasure, as Officer-in-Charge of the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, to address the Governing Body at today’s opening session. 
13/11/2023
More than 600 delegates from all around the world will gather in Rome, from 20 to 24 November, to discuss how seeds can provide innovative solutions to the sustainable transformation of our agrifood systems and safeguarding biodiversity. The FAO Headquarters in Rome will host the Tenth Session of...
07/11/2023
The loss of biodiversity is seriously undermining our ability to feed and nourish an ever-growing global population. Biodiversity includes not only the plants and animals that we eat and that provide feed, fuel and fibre. Biodiversity for food and agriculture also includes the myriad of organisms...
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40 Years of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
17/07/2023

Our food depends on a multitude of species and ecosystems, and on a wide range of within-species genetic diversity. But right now this biodiversity...

Diversity of Animal Genetic Resources
03/05/2023

More than 2 400 livestock breeds are at risk of extinction, while 600 are already extinct, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)....