Through the Treaty Website the Secretariat makes available information on material included in the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing by Contracting Parties, the International Agriculture Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), other International Centres...

Since the launch of the first call for proposals by the Benefit Sharing Fund (BSF) in 2009, there has been a significant increase in the size of the Fund’s portfolio. Currently, the BSF portfolio comprises 30 projects being implemented in...

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the Bali Ministerial Declaration on the International Treaty adopted last March is available in the six official languages of the International Treaty plus Italian, German and Portuguese. Download the Bali Ministerial Declaration  لعربية...

The Secretariat can make printed copies of the Report of the Fourth Session available upon request to participants of the Governing Body, national focal points and other government officials in all the six official languages of the International Treaty. The request...

In this short video the Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Dr Shakeel Bhatti talks about the Treaty's Benefit-sharing Fund and how it helps farmers on the ground with a wide range of...