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Regional Launch for Africa of The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

ICRAF, Nairobi, Hybrid Event | 12 February 2026 | 10:00 – 16:30 East Africa Time [UTC+3]

Roma (Italy), Hybrid Event, 12/02/2026

 

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The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Third Report), published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), presents the results of a global assessment of progress on the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) from 2011 to 2022.

The Third Report is based on data from 128 countries and 17 regional and international centres. The Africa Regional Launch of the Third Report, hosted by FAO in collaboration with the Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), will be a means to present the key findings of the Third Report to the PGRFA stakeholders of the region, including policymakers, researchers, and development partners. These findings and their policy implications will be discussed, and priorities for action across Africa defined. The event will therefore also be a means to enhance regional collaboration and knowledge exchange among these stakeholders on various themes that are critical to the efforts to manage PGRFA effectively in the region. 
 

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10:00 – 16:30 | East Africa Time [UTC+3]

 

TimeActivitiesSpeakers

10:00 – 10:30

Opening remarks

  • Theophilus Muturi, Managing Director, KEPHIS, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya 
  • Chikelu Mba, Deputy Director, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO
  • Éliane Ubalijoro, Chief Executive Officer/Director General, CIFOR-ICRAF  

10:30 – 11:00

Presentation of The Third Report on The State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

  • Noelle Anglin, Secretary, Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO
11:00 – 11:45

Coffee break and exhibition

 

11:45 – 13:00   

Panel Discussion

Key issues and priorities for policy and strategic development for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in Africa

  • Éliane Ubalijoro, Chief Executive Officer/Director General, CIFOR-ICRAF  
  • Theophilus Muturi, Managing Director, KEPHIS, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya 
  • Chikelu Mba, Deputy Director, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO
  • Representative of International Organizations (tbc)
13:00 – 14:30Lunch break 
14:30-16:30  

Panel Discussion

Key issues and priorities for addressing the technical gaps and needs for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

 

 

Questions and answers

  • Kent Nnadozie, Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  • Justify Gotami Shava, Head, SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC)
  • Desterio Nyamongo, Director, KALRO-GERRI, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya
  • Alemayehu Teressa, Forage Genebank Manager, International Livestock Research Institute
  • Jane Njuguna, Director General, Kenya Forestry Research Institute
  • Douglas Shitanda, Vice Chancellor, South Eastern Kenya University
  • Daniel Wanjama, Coordinator, Seed Savers Network
  • Alice Muchugi, Theme Leader, Tree Genetic Resources, CIFOR-ICRAF
  • Dan Leskien, Senior Officer, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO 

16:30   

Closing remarks

  • Chikelu Mba, Deputy Director, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO 


Simultaneous interpretation will be available in English and French.

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