Sheikh Zayed Center 10:00–11:00  (Rome Time) Biodiversity that supports agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture is vital to efforts to meet humanity’s growing need for food, feed, fibre and fuel while protecting the planet for future generations. The first report on “The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture” is an essential...

The Seventeenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 18 to 22 February 2019. For more information click here. To see the side events click here.

This Joint Briefing is organized by the Secretariats of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) to inform and update Permanent Representatives of Member Countries and Contracting Parties, stakeholders and relevant FAO units about...

The Fourth Session of the Team of Technical and Legal Experts on Access and Benefit-sharing  will be held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 29 – 31 October 2018. For more information click here

The First meeting of the Expert Group on Micro-organism and Invertebrate Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 3 to 5 October 2018. For more information click here