This white paper emerged from an independent expert consultation commissioned by the Secretariat of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, with support from the Government of Italy. The purpose of the consultation was...

Rome, Italy, 25 June 2021 – Cryopreservation is the key to conserving a number of crops we rely on for our food and agriculture. While most of the world’s food plants, such as rice, maize and wheat, can...

25 May 2021, Rome - Conserving biodiversity is a central part of making peace with nature, and every person, sector and institution has a role to play, global leaders concurred at a United Nations (UN) virtual event today. "We are all part...

Five countries protecting and preserving food biodiversity for resilient agri-food systems Humans rely on a shockingly low number of plants for the majority of our daily calories. In fact, of the thousands of fruit and vegetable species cultivated for...

Video messages from International Treaty Stakeholders 20 May 2021, Rome, Italy –The Secretariat of the