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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15/07/2025

In 2019, Norway published the first national strategy for conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of animals, plants and forest trees. The overall goal is to secure the gene pool for future agriculture and food production. Just before the 21st  Session of the Commission, whi...

14/07/2025

If you are working to protect and promote biodiversity for food and agriculture – BFA-Net is a platform for discussion of issues relevant to the management of the biodiversity that underpins the world’s agrifood systems. It covers all aspects of the management of all components of biodiversity...

08/07/2025
An integrated mountain agropastoral system in Tajikistan has become the first Central Asian addition to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, with a pine tree agroforestry system and traditional bamboo and fishery system in the Republic of Korea and an agrosilvopastoral system in ...
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