Plant Production and Protection

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

Monday, 24 November 2025 |13.15-14.30 (UTC-5) | Hybrid event in Lima, Peru

Roma (Italy), Hybrid Event, 24/11/2025

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Regional Launch for Latin America and the Caribbean of The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, to be held during the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, at the Lima Convention Centre in Lima, Peru.

The hybrid event will present key findings from The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Following the presentation of the key findings of the Third Report, a high-level panel discussion will explore key issues and priorities for policy and strategy development for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean. 
 

AGENDA

TimeActivitiesSpeakers

13:15 - 13:25

Opening remarks

  • Rene Orellana Halkyer, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO 
  • Carmen Inés Vegas Guerrero, Vice Minister of Agricultural Development Policies and Supervision-MIDAGRI, Peru

13:25 - 13:45

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

Stefano Diulgheroff, Information Management Officer, FAO

13:45 - 14:25

Panel Discussion

Key issues and priorities for policy and strategy development for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources 

 

 

Questions and answers

  • Representative from Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO 
  • Representative from International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO 
  • Jorge Juan Ganoza Roncal, Executive President, Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA), Peru
  • H.E. Clemente Baena Soares, Ambassador of Brazil to Peru
  • H.E. Eva Gloria Chuquimia Mamani, Ambassador  of Bolivia to Peru (a.i.)
  • Alberto Fallas Barrantes, Director, Oficina Nacional de Semillas of Costa Rica
  • Simon Heck, Director General,  The International Potato Center (CIP) 

14:25 - 14:30

Concluding remarks

Noelle AnglinSecretary, Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO 


Moderator: Arshiya Noorani, Agricultural Officer, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO.

Simultaneous interpretation will be available in English and Spanish.

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