Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) refers to any genetic material of plant origin of actual or potential value for food and agriculture.

The official launch of the Cali Fund at COP16 in Rome marks the beginning of a new era for the equitable distribution of benefits derived from the use of data about the natural world. Manoela Pessoa de Miranda, Secretary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, emphasizes ...

Unfinished biodiversity negotiations are back on the table.  After a groundbreaking session in Cali, Colombia, delegations are reconvening in Rome to tackle unfinished business that will be critical for biodiversity action – with transforming agrifood systems emerging as a central elem...

Pulses bring diversity to our agrifood systems in multiple ways: on the farm, in our diets and through value-added products. They boost biodiversity on farms by enriching cropping systems with more species. With more than 100 types of pulses available, farmers have many options for crop rotations...

Para apoyar a 22 países, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) ha desbloqueado 68 millones de USD, en concepto de financiación del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM), con el fin de abordar la pérdida de biodiversidad, la gestión de las aguas s...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a decision to hold at its headquarters in Rome, Italy the resumed sessions of the UN Biodiversity Conference, including the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) from 25 to 27 February 2025.

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This webinar aims to report the literature review and interviews carried out by a group composed of researchers from INRAE, Idele (France) and BOKU (Austria) to write a section on how to scale up breeding programmes in challe...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled two new online resources to support countries and stakeholders in restoring degraded ecosystems. An interactive digital version of the Resource Guide to Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework an...

El Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (Tratado Internacional), en colaboración con la Iniciativa de Bancos de Germoplasma del CGIAR y la Alianza de Bioversity International  y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (Alianza d...

Apenas amanece cuando Magnolia Ordoñez zarpa en una pequeña embarcación junto a su esposo, el capitán, y sus compañeras, todas mujeres. Su misión: encontrar y recolectar pianguas, una especie de molusco que habita entre las raíces de los manglares en el Pacífico colombiano.

A recently launched technical brief from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underscores the critical role of primary forests in combatting climate change and halting biodiversity loss as crucial discussions take place at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in B...

A new analysis from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) finds that almost all countries identify agrifood systems as a priority for climate change adaptation (94 percent) and mitigation (91 percent) in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This highlights...

Durante la 16ª Conferencia de las Partes del Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica (CDB) (COP16), celebrada en Cali, Colombia, la Oficina Regional de Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) para América Latina y el Caribe, destacó el papel crucial de los sist...

As FAO marks the closure of UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), and looks forward to the start of UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in ten days time, it has launched a new publication on Biodiversity and agrifood systems in nationally determined contributions. Its analysis of actions included ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded its impactful participation in the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia, where its central message—agrifood systems play a critical role in achieving biodiversity goals—reverberated th...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura presentó hoy los avances logrados en América Latina y el Caribe respecto de las metas establecidas en el Marco Mundial Kunming-Montreal de Biodiversidad de la Convención de Diversidad Biológica, que plantea metas concret...

Cerrar la brecha entre la ambición y la aplicación es la próxima frontera en la lucha por conservar la vasta gama de especies de plantas y animales que componen la vida en la Tierra y los hábitats de los que dependen, incluido el nuestro.

La República de Colombia ha depositado su instrumento de ratificación del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura anteel Director General de la FAO, y se convertirá en la 153ª Parte Contratante.

Biological control agents (BCAs) and biostimulants represent a sound, effective and nature-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides, however they are often disregarded by scientists, government decision-makers and the general public.

Aspiring and established plant scientists from around Africa gathered in Kenya’s capital for a workshop to review what has been achieved so far by the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC). In its first decade, the AOCC has empowered more than 172 scientists, nearly 40 percent of whom have...