News
June 14, 2024. The Secretary of the International Treaty, Kent Nnadozie, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, Luis Planas, and the Executive Director of the International Olive Council (IOC), Jaime Lillo, signed today in Madrid an...
Follow the seeds
07 June 2024
07 June 2024
Did you know that there are over 350 crops that play a significant role in food and agriculture globally?
That's in addition to thousands of other crops that play a role in peoples' food and livelihoods locally.
The greater the diversity of...
Vine and Wine and the International Treaty
05 April 2024
05 April 2024
Centenary Meeting
05 April 2024, Dijon, France – For the first time since signing the Letter of Intent with the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in November 2023, the International Treaty on...
Safeguarding Agroforestry and Vegetables
Africa, March 2024 – Kent Nnadozie, the Secretary of FAO’s International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, signed two Letters of Intent to provide support essential for safeguarding seed collections of two...
WVC gets support to improve vegetable farming
12 March 2024
12 March 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has signed an agreement with the World Vegetable Centre (WVC) Eastern and Southern Africa to boost organic vegetable production and research.
FAO has injected about 650,000 dollars (1.6 bilion) as a...