Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Nineteenth Regular Session

Rome (Italy), 17/07/2023 - 21/07/2023

CGRFA-19/23/1

Provisional agenda

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Provisional annotated agenda and timetable

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Statutes of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Rules of Procedure of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Declaration of competences and voting rights submitted by the European Union and its 27 Member States

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List of Documents

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Review of work on biodiversity, nutrition and human health

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FAO activities on biodiversity for food and agriculture for food security, nutrition and human health

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Climate change and genetic resources for food and agriculture

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FAO's work on climate change

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CGRFA-19/23/4.1

Report of the Sixth Session of the Team of Technical and Legal Experts on Access and Benefit-sharing

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Access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources for food and agriculture

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Access and benefit-sharing and genetic resources for food and agriculture: typology of country measures

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Draft online questionnaire on the implications of access and benefit-sharing measures for the use and exchange of genetic resources for food and agriculture and for benefit-sharing

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Digital sequence information and genetic resources for food and agriculture

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Draft study on The role of digital sequence information in the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture: opportunities and challenges

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CGRFA-19/23/6.1

Biodiversity for food and agriculture and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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CGRFA-19/23/6.2

Progress report on the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors and its 2021–23 Action Plan

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CGRFA-19/23/7.1

Report of the Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Eighteenth Regular Session

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Preparation of The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Draft Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Implementation and review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Further research on the impact of seed policies, laws and regulations

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CGRFA-19/23/8.1

Report of the Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources

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Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Eighteenth Regular Session

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Preparation of The Second Report on The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources

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Draft Second Report on the State of The World’s Forest Genetic Resources

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Implementation and review of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources

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Second report on the implementation of the Global plan of action for the conservation, sustainable use and development of forest genetic resources

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CGRFA-19/23/9.1

Bioremediation and nutrient cycling soil microorganisms and invertebrates

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Draft study on the sustainable use and conservation of soil microorganisms and invertebrates that contribute to bioremediation of agricultural pollutants and soil nutrient cycling

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Progress report on the implementation of the international initiative for the conservation and sustainable use of soil biodiversity

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Microorganisms relevant to ruminant digestion

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Draft study on the sustainable use and conservation of microorganisms of relevance to ruminant digestion

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Submissions by members on the draft study on the sustainable use and conservation of microorganisms of relevance to ruminant digestion

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The need for and possible modalities of a global pollinator platform

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Progress report on the implementation of the international initiative for the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators

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Conservation and sustainable use of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents and microbial biostimulants

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CGRFA-19/23/10.1

Report of the Twelfth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Eighteenth Regular Session

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Review of implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources

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Summary progress report on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources

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Status and trends of animal genetic resources - 2022

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Detailed report on the development of the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System

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Methods for estimation of within-population genetic variation

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Preparation of the Third Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Country report questionnaire supporting the preparation of the Third Report on The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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CGRFA-19/23/11.1

Report of the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Statutes of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and Members and Alternates elected by the Commission at its Eighteenth Regular Session

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Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Report of the Thirty-fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries

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Report of the Eleventh Session of the Committee on Fisheries Sub-Committee on Aquaculture

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Monitoring the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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CGRFA-19/23/12

Strategic plan for the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Review and update

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CGRFA-19/23/13

The future organization of the Commission’s intersessional work

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Cooperation with international instruments and organizations

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Submissions by international instruments and organizations

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Cooperation with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Report from the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture


Background Study Paper No. 72

Sustainable use and conservation of invertebrate pollinators

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Background Study Paper No. 71

Sustainable use and conservation of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents and microbial biostimulants

















Special event: Connecting the dots: Biodiversity, Food and Agriculture

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