20 November 2024 / 12:00 – 14:30 CET

Plant genetic diversity is crucial for sustainable agriculture allowing crops to adapt to changing environmental conditions caused by climate change ensuring global food security. Smallholder farmers and indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) have been guardians of the world's plant genetic resources for millennia, playing a significant role in maintaining the biodiversity of our food crops. Through the dynamic curation of such diversity on the farm, farmers facilitate and guide the continued evolution and diversification of crops.

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Passcode: ITPGRFA2024+

Useful documents:

• Report AHTEG-FR 5 (EN/ES/FR/AR)
• The Options (EN/ES/FR)
• Farmers' Rights and Conservation and Sustainable Use educational modules
• Conservation and Sustainable Use booklet 
• Farmers' Rights brochure
• BSF brochure 
• BSF report 22-23 
• Farmers' Rights Options Paper