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Local seeds resist climate change better
10/05/2018
Norway is funding the “Local Seed Restoration Project” of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Malawi. Hanne Blafjelldal, a high-ranking Norwegian government officer says: “The goal is to...
Svalbard Global Seed Vault presented at Plant Treaty meeting in Kigali, Rwanda
02/05/2018
Representatives from all over the world met in Kigali the first week in November for the 7th Governing Body meeting to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food...
CPM-13 Side Session on Plant Health and Environmental Protection held at FAO HQs
19/04/2018
A successful side session on the 2018 IPPC annual theme “Plant Health and Environmental Protection” was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome on Monday 16 April at the margins of...
Researchers zero in 25 climatic resilient cassava varieties
18/04/2018
RESEARCHERS have identified 25 types of cassava seeds that they will develop to make them resilient to the country’s climatic challenges, diseases, drought and extreme coldness.
Efforts are intended to enable...
UN urges Africa to embrace traditional crops to combat climate change
10/04/2018
NAIROBI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The UN specialized agency on combating hunger on Monday urged African states to embrace traditional crops in order to combat climate change.
Wilson Ronno, Crops Officer...
Boosting Crop Biodiversity in Malawi
16/03/2018
Global Impact of Local Farmers
Lilongwe, Malawi, 8 March 2018 – “What the farmers in Malawi’s Mzuzu district are doing in their fields through this Benefit-sharing Fund project is important for...
Biodiversity Conservation Initiative reintroduces Indigenous Crops
12/03/2018
Considered unimportant and slowly being forgotten, indigenous crops such as pearl millet, finger millet, pigeon peas, cow peas and sorghum are not only nutritious, drought resistant and cost effective as...
Norway committed to support agriculture sector
12/03/2018
Norwegian Government has said it is committed to continue supporting Malawi in agriculture sector so that the country should end hunger.
The assurance was made by Norwegian Deputy Minister of Agriculture...
Norway’s Deputy Minister Visits Malawi with International Treaty
06/03/2018
First Visit to Famers’ Fields in Malawi
Mzuzu, Malawi, 4 March 2018 – Hanne Maren Blafjelldal, Norway’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food joined FAO’s International Treaty Secretary, Kent Nnadozie, on...
10th Anniversary of the Global Seed Vault
28/02/2018
Saving Seeds for the Future
Svalbard, Norway, 26 February 2018 – Politicians, plant geneticists, scientists and international experts from around the world gathered at a massive Norwegian mountain today to celebrate...
Arctic seed vault turning 10 faces 'unprecedented' agricultural challenges
27/02/2018
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway, Feb 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A cavernous bunker on a remote island above the Arctic Circle, where polar bears roam, holds the key to 12,000 years of...
Los dividendos por compartir semillas se hacen esperar
26/02/2018
La protección de los derechos de los agricultores y la redistribución de los beneficios son retos pendientes en el sistema internacional que regula el intercambio de material genético agrícola
La que...
An insurance policy for the world’s crops
22/02/2018
Before 2001, developing a new type of wheat or rice would mean making many individual requests to other countries asking for their seeds and other genetic material. Now, the International...
African experts discuss how to improve plant genetic resources documentation through the Global Information System
21/12/2017
Experts from 18 African countries met in Cape Town, South Africa, and discussed the way in which they can improve the documentation of plant genetic resources and information exchange through...
Fourth Call for Proposals under the Benefit-sharing Fund Opens
15/12/2017
Rome, Italy, 15 December 2017 – The Call for Proposals under the fourth cycle of projects to be funded through the Benefit-sharing Fund of the FAO International Treaty on Plant...
GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE CONCLUDES ON A HIGH NOTE
08/11/2017
Key decisions taken by 144 countries
Kigali, Rwanda, 3 November 2017 – It has been an exciting week at the Kigali Convention Center, with hundreds of delegates holding intense discussions late...
UNITED STATES ADDS 500,000 SAMPLES OF PLANT GENETIC MATERIAL INTO MULTILATERAL SYSTEM
03/11/2017
International Treaty Multilateral System of Access & Benefit-sharing grows to 2 million
Kigali, Rwanda, 2 November 2017 – The United States announced today that they will be adding 500,000 samples of...
PARTNERING TO SAFEGUARD BIODIVERSITY
03/11/2017
Fourth Call for Benefit-sharing Fund Projects
Kigali, Rwanda, 3 November 2017 – For the fourth time since 2009, millions of dollars will be invested in developing country projects to help safeguard...
FRENCH SEED SECTOR ANNOUNCES ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT-SHARING FUND
02/11/2017
French Government Reiterates Support for FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
KIGALI, Rwanda, 2 November 2017 – France announced that their private seed sector (Groupement National...
SHARING KNOW-HOW THROUGH A GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
01/11/2017
Over 185 000 DOIs registered in first three weeks
Kigali, Rwanda, 31 October 2017 – The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has developed a Global Information...