Publications
Guidelines for genetic management of stocking programmes for aquatic species
12/2025
These guidelines are intended to provide practical technical guidance on genetic management in stocking programmes, including culture-based fisheries and other forms of stocking of hatchery reared farmed types into the natural environment.
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Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources. Second edition.
12/2025
The revised Global Plan of Action includes four priority areas. Within these priority areas, it identifies 27 strategic priorities and 93 specific actions that can be taken to enhance the conservation, sustainable use and development of forest genetic resources.
Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Conservation of species producing non-orthodox seeds
08/2025
FAO has developed the "Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - Conservation of species producing non-orthodox seeds" to be used as a companion volume to the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
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Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – Conservation through cryopreservation
08/2025
FAO has developed the "Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - Conservation through cryopreservation" to be used as a companion volume to the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
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Sustainable use and conservation of fermentation-associated microorganisms within the agrifood system
06/2025
This study delves into these technologies, elucidating their mechanisms, trends in their innovation and their possible contributions to food security in the context of the above-mentioned global challenges and the need to develop a circular bioeconomy. It aims to inform the work of the Commission on the genetic resources of microorganisms used in food processing and agro-industrial processes.
