It All Starts With the Seed Rome, Italy, 11 November 2019 – The Eighth Session of the Governing Body (GB-8) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture started at FAO headquarters in Rome today,...

Founding Fathers of International Treaty Return for a Celebration Rome, Italy, 09 November 2019 – The Red Room of the FAO was packed with about 300 delegates from around the world, gathered for the Special Event marking the 15th Anniversary of...

Pepe Esquinas talks (in Espanol) about the interdependence of nations on one another for food during the FAO International PLANT TREATY (UNFAO)'s 15th Anniversary in Rome   Watch the video here

ROME, Nov 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rich and poor countries are at loggerheads over how to share benefits from genetic plant data that could help breed crops better able to withstand climate change, as negotiations to revise a global...

As the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 15, we take a look back at some of the major achievements in the sustainable conservation of plant genetic resources  Regarded by FAO as one of our