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Book (stand-alone)ABS Elements: Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of access and benefit-sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture with explanatory notes 2019The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity has been hailed as a giant step towards the implementation of the third objective of the Convention: the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to them. Implementing this third objective is intended to contribute to the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components, the other two objectives of the Convention. The Protocol confronts policy-makers and administrators responsible for its implementation at the national level with a number of challenges. One of these challenges is the Protocol’s obligation to consider, in the development and implementation of access and benefit-sharing measures, the importance of genetic resources for food and agriculture and their special role for food security. The Elements to Facilitate Domestic Implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for Different Subsectors of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture aim to assist governments considering developing, adapting or implementing access and benefit-sharing measures, to take into account the importance of genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA), their special role for food security and the distinctive features of their different subsectors, while complying, as applicable, with international instruments. This publication contains the original ABS Elements as well as the explanatory notes describing, within the context of the ABS Elements, the distinctive features and specific practices of the different subsectors of GRFA. The explanatory notes were welcomed by the Commission and the FAO Conference in 2019.
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MeetingApplication of genome sequencing for sustainable agriculture and food security. Meeting Report
Side event of the 25th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG)
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No results found.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the joint division of FAO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a side event on “application of genome sequencing for sustainable agriculture and food security” on 30 September 2016 during the 25th session of Committee on Agriculture (COAG) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Genome sequencing has the power to revolutionize food security and sustainable agriculture including food safety, animal, plant and publ ic health, reducing the risks from disease outbreaks and improving agriculture through effective plant and animal breeding. While several industrialized countries advance with the technology, application in developing countries is limited. The side event provided a forum for Members to discuss benefits, drawbacks, policy implications and challenges in genome sequencing that call for global actions. During the event, the panelists explained to the audience about the relevant work carried out by t heir respective units and divisions and discussed the impact and potential implications of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). -
Book (stand-alone)International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2009For more information, visit the ITPGRFA website . The objectives of this Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, for sustainable agriculture and food security. These objectives will be attained by closely linking this Treaty to the Food and Agriculture O rganization of the United Nations and to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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