An article published in the journal Nature Food highlights the findings of The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agricultureand notes the urgent need to address the loss of ecosystems, species and intraspecific genetic diversity in the interests of sustainable agriculture, food security...

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Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic production systems. It is essential to livelihoods and food security and to the supply of ecosystem services. Many of its key components are in decline. To learn...

December 2-4, 2019   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   FAO has recently published its report on The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.  This report identified a number important needs and challenges in the conservation, sustainanable use and development of aquatic genetic resources (AqGR)....

Iran Room, FAO, RomeTime: 13:15 – 14:30 The cultivation of diverse farmers’ varieties/landraces, which tend to be well-adapted and suited to local production systems, confers increased resilience for crop production. Farmers’ varieties/landraces are also potential sources of traits for crop improvement, especially for developing varieties tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses and for incorporating farmer-preferred...