Regional consultations for Europe and Central Asia on the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held virtually from 10 to 12 September 2024. The meeting will be co-organized with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food an...

The revised – unedited – draft of the Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is now out for review (click h...

Bangkok 23 July 2024.  A regional consultation to gather perspectives and inputs for reviewing the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agricul...

Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world's forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that emphasizes the role of innovation in achieving a sustainable future fo...

The FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission), at its 19th Regular Session, requested for a report on the practical application of access and benefit-sharing (ABS) country measures t...

Ciudad de Kuwait. El 9 de julio de 2024 Hoy comenzaron en Kuwait las consultas regionales sobre la revisión del Segundo plan de acción mundial para los recursos fitogenéticos para la alimen...

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...

La versión revisada – sin editar – del borrador sobre El Segundo Informe sobre el Estado de los Recursos Genéticos Forestales ya está disponible para su revisión (

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...

Cali, Colombia. Regional consultations on the review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture were held in Cali, Co...

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...

Roma, 22 de mayo de 2024. En ocasión del Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica, el Presidente de la Comisión de recursos genéticos para la alimentación y la agricultura de la FAO, el Sr. Benoît Girard (Canadá) subrayó la importancia de la biodiversidad y de los recursos genéticos para l...

Si pasea por las tierras agrícolas de las zonas accidentadas y montañosas de México, verá plantas de maíz muy separadas entre sí, con frijoles de vara trepando por ellas y grandes hojas de calabaza cubriendo el suelo junto con hierbas comestibles. 

The Government of Slovenia and FAO organize this International forum for action on sustainable beekeeping and pollination. 

Nairobi, Kenya. On 7 May 2024, regional consultations on the review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture c...

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.

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...

Seguimiento de la 19.ª reunión ordinaria:

Con la ocasión de la última reunión ordinaria de la Comisión, la FAO presentó el proyecto del Tercer Informe sobre el Estado de los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura en el mundo.

En respuesta a las conclusiones del informe, la Comisión y su grupo de trabajo rev...

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 and genotypi...