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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture


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The International Treaty, an insurance policy for the plants that feed the world

The objectives of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are the conservation and sustainable use of all 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.   

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Upcoming meetings

20/10

2026

28/10

2026

Join the International Treaty at CBD COP17
Yerevan (Armenia), 20/10/2026 - 28/10/2026

You are warmly invited to join a series of events at CBD COP 17, supported by the International Treaty Secretariat and its partners.

9/12

2026

11/12

2026

Thirteenth meeting of the Standing Committee on the Funding Strategy and Resource Mobilisation (SFC-13)
Rome (Italy), 09/12/2026 - 11/12/2026

  

15/3

2027

16/3

2027

Seventh meeting of the Compliance Committee (CC-7)
Rome (Italy), 15/03/2027 - 16/03/2027

Dates to be confirmed.

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News

Svalbard Global Seed Vault partners donate EUR 50 000 Princess of Asturias Award prize to the Emergency Reserve for Genebank Collections at Risk
22/10/2026
The Government of the Kingdom of Norway, the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) and the Crop Trust, work in partnership to jointly manage and operate the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. 
The International Treaty and OIV Advance Cooperation to Safeguard Grapevine Diversity
16/10/2026
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) are advancing a new phase of their cooperation through the development of a joint study on the conservation and sustainable use of grapevine genetic resources.
Global cooperation brings more crop diversity to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
14/10/2026
Genebanks from 21 institutions deposited 16 676 seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault today, reinforcing global efforts to safeguard the crop diversity needed for future food production. The latest deposit adds to the more than 1.4 million seed samples already secured in the Seed Vault.
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Videos

GB-11 Begins in Peru: Video Montage from the First Two Days
29/11/2025

The Governing Body of the International Plant Treaty convenes in Lima, Peru for its Eleventh Session (GB-11), first time in Latin America & first...

Cultivating a Shared Future
29/11/2025

This video highlights how the International Plant Treaty helps foster biodiversity and food security, preserve heritage and cultivate a shared future....

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Treaty Talks
02/05/2022

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is an international agreement between Contracting Parties (member countries and the European Union) to conserve, use and manage plant genetic resources for food and agriculture around the world. The “Treaty Talks” podcas...