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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture


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Fostering Biodiversity and Food Security: Preserving heritage, cultivating a shared future
Lima, Peru, 24—29 November 2025

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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Governing Body Concludes with Renewed Global Commitment to Safeguarding the Foundation of World’s Food Basket
30/11/2025
The Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11) of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture concluded past midnight after a week of intense deliberations, marked by strong engagement from all delegations and resulting in the adoption of 16 resolutions to guide Treaty activities over the next biennium, and the unanimous nomination of Ms Estela Fernanda Millicay Resquin of Argentina as the Chair of the Twelfth Governing Body  Session (GB-12).
Youth and Agrobiodiversity: Sowing the future
25/11/2025
The side event “Youth and Agrobiodiversity: Sowing the Future from the Territories” formally platformed, for the first time, young voices at a Governing Body session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Safeguarding Edible Biodiversity
24/11/2025
Global leaders in food security, biodiversity conservation, and gastronomy innovation gathered in Lima to launch the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants (GCCFP) ahead of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
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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...