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03/07/2024

The First Session of the Ad Hoc Expert Team on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture opened on 2 July 2024. The Expert Team was established by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in 2023 to review issues related to biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA) and...

01/07/2024

La version révisée – non éditée – du projet de deuxième rapport sur l'état des ressources génétiques forestières est désormais disponible pour examen (cliquez...

17/06/2024

Regional consultations on the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held from 9 to 11 July 2024 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The meeting will be co-organized with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and hos...

27/05/2024
The inaugural celebration of the International Day of Potato on May 30 will be held at FAO Headquarters and online. The day will bring together ministers, experts, and communities from around the world to spotlight the potato's vital role in enhancing nutrition, ensuring food security, and suppor...
22/05/2024
En explorant les terres agricoles au relief accidenté et vallonné que l’on retrouve dans certaines parties du Mexique, on peut observer des plants de maïs largement espacés, des haricots grimpant le long de leur pied et de larges feuilles de courges recouvrant le sol aux côtés d’herbes comestibles.
22/05/2024

Rome, le 22 mai 2024. A l'occasion de la Journée internationale de la diversité biologique, le Président de la Commission des ressources génétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture de la FAO, M. Benoît Girard (Canada), a souligné le rôle important de la biodiversité et des ressources génét...

20/05/2024
The Government of Slovenia and FAO organize this International forum for action on sustainable beekeeping and pollination. 
15/04/2024

The Commission, at its 19th Regular Session, reviewed and simplified a voluntary questionnaire on genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA) and climate change. It requested the Secretariat to finalize and s...

15/04/2024
Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food sector and over half of aquatic food is farmed. However, producing and accessing adequate quantities of good quality seed remains a challenge constraining the growth of sustainable aquaculture in many developing countries.
09/04/2024
Suite donnée à la dix-neuvième session ordinaire:
14/03/2024
Lors de la dernière session de la Commission, la FAO a lancé le projet de Troisième rapport sur l’état des ressources phytogénétiques pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture dans le monde.

En réponse aux conclusions du rapport, la Commission et son groupe travail technique intergouvernemental...
14/03/2024

29 April 2024 | 11:00 to 13:00 CEST

Background
Farmers’ varieties/landraces are those crop varieties which are the product of breeding and/or selection carried out by farmers over many generations and tend to be characterized by high levels of phenotypic ...

01/03/2024
Transforming our agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable is key to addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Such a transformation requires greater cooperation between the public and private sectors, emp...
27/02/2024

The regional workshop ‘Taking action on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Asia and the Pacific’ held for National Focal Points in Asia and the Pacific from 27 to 29 February 2024, was the last in the series of regional workshops on biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA)...

13/02/2024

The Briefing was organized by the Secretariats of the Commission Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Internation...

31/01/2024
Beyond their use for food production, livestock are linked to a variety of positive and negative externalities resulting from the complex interactions within their production environments. Based on information reported by 41 countries on 3 361 national breed populations to the Domestic Anima...
29/01/2024
On 30 January, biodiversity experts from more than 20 African countries will meet in Harare to discuss the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region and consider action to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. National Focal Points will share experien...