Georgia, Malawi and Zimbabwe deposit over 2000 accessions. Longyearbyen (Svalbard Islands), Norway, 25 February 2025 — The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its 17th anniversary today by opening its doors to receive nearly 14 000 deposits of seeds from around...

23 January 2025, Davos, Switzerland – The World Economic Forum’s 2025 meeting in Davos was the venue of the first Food Forever Experience of the year, underscoring the importance of the conservation and use of crop diversity for...

First New Member of 2025 16 January 2025, Rome, Italy – South Africa has joined the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, by depositing it’s instrument of accession with the...

05 December 2024, Lima, Peru –  The Government of Peru formally announced today that the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the FAOInternational Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for...

Special Event FAO Headquarters, Rome, 18 November 2024 – The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture hosted a Special Event focusing on the essential relationship between crop diversity and the food processing industry. The event...