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FAO celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity
25/05/2017
FAO celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May in Rome, to which the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture joined.
The...
Fifteen countries in the Near East and North Africa region advance on the implementation of the Global Information System on PGRFA
22/05/2017
More than 25 experts on documentation and information exchange from fifteen countries of the Near East and North Africa Region met in Cairo from 9 to 11 May to participate...
Germany supports the Global Information System of the International Treaty
11/05/2017
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) of Germany has made a contribution of USD$1.1 million to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to...
GRULAC Region Discusses in Montevideo the latest developments on the International Treaty
27/04/2017
National focal points to the International Treaty and other national experts from the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, together with experts from relevant Organizations and mechanisms, met from 19...
Talks seek agriculture-environment harmony in plant exchange
06/04/2017
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – Agriculture and environment representatives from nine Asian countries convened this week at the headquarters of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to discuss mutually supportive implementation...
IRRI and FAO step up joint efforts to globally bolster sustainable rice production
30/03/2017
30 March 2017, Rome - FAO and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to cooperate more closely to support sustainable rice production in developing countries to improve food security and livelihoods...
United States joins pioneering plant genetic resources treaty
13/03/2017
13 March 2017, Rome - The United States is the newest member of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, a ground-breaking instrument that works to strengthen...
Norway supports farmers' active use of plant genetic resources
08/03/2017
The Government of Norway has announced its annual contribution to the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty to support farmers’ conservation and use of plant genetic resources. The announcement of...
Australian Contribution to the Benefit Sharing Fund Supports Farmers and the Sustainable Development Goals
25/01/2017
Australia has made a contribution of AU$1 million (US$719,000) to the Benefit Sharing Fund (BSF) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty). Under the...
Genetic Diversity for a World Without Hunger – Cancun Biodiversity Conference
15/12/2016
15 December 2016- The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) participated in the side event “Genetic Diversity for a World Without Hunger”,...
Bali Global Consultation: shares views and experiences to strengthen the implementation of Farmers’ Rights
14/12/2016
14 December 2016.- The Second Global Consultation on Farmers’ Rights, organized in Bali by Governments of Indonesia and Norway and with the support of Secretariat of the International Treaty on...
The International Treaty and the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources to scale-up partnership
12/12/2016
The Secretariats of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) have agreed to strengthen ties...
Crop Diversification in a Changing World - Conference
29/11/2016
The European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA), Genetic Resources Section, in association with the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) has announced the organization of the...
Bolivia joins the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
21/10/2016
The Plurinational State of Bolivia, in the exercise of its sovereign rights, has deposited the instrument of accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...
Costa Rica organizes the First National Meeting on Farmers’ Rights
15/09/2016
Costa Rica will organize, with the technical support of the Joint Capacity Building Programme on Farmers’ Rights of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International...
New Treaty’s website launched
13/09/2016
12 September 2016.- As of today users visiting www.planttreaty.org will be redirected to the new website of the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...
Spreading the benefits of agricultural biodiversity in a drought-hit region of northern India.
05/09/2016
Sharing the benefits of agricultural biodiversity can sometimes mean bringing back or introducing new crop varieties in diversity-poor regions to help farmers improve food security and cope with the effects...
Agricultural biodiversity as a solution to human poverty and environmental degradation
20/05/2016
Dr. Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the International Treaty on PGRFA
Agriculture is not always the first thing people think of when they consider protecting biodiversity. Farming is too often viewed as...
Argentina joins the global crop conservation efforts to safeguard food security
17/05/2016
The country adheres to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources FAO.
Rome, May 17, 2016 - Argentina joins the international efforts for the conservation and distribution of crop varieties that...
Chile joins the International Treaty on plant genetic resources
12/05/2016
Chile has ratified the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture becoming the 137th Contracting Party to the Treaty and increasing the membership of the Treaty in the...