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International Treaty Toolbox to Help Broaden the Genetic Base of Crops
24/03/2015
The initial focus of the "Toolbox" of the International Treaty will be on germplasm with the greatest potential of broadening the genetic base of crops. This is one of the...
The Statistics on Germplasm Flows in the Multilateral System Go Online
10/03/2015
The Secretariat of the International Treaty is making available online the statistics on the Multilateral System in order to increase the understanding of germplasm flows, as part of the Global...
International Treaty Participates In Global Forum For Innovations In Agriculture
09/03/2015
Dr Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the International Treaty was among the featured speakers on the opening day of the 2nd annual Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA-2015), an international...
22 Projects to receive USD 10 Million from Benefit-sharing Fund
06/03/2015
The International Treaty will invest over USD 10 million in 22 projects to help farmers in developing countries maintain their crop diversity and to support member countries with technology transfer...
Papua New Guinea Joins the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
03/03/2015
Papua New Guinea acceded to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture by depositing its instrument of accession in the beginning of February 2015, and will...
The International Treaty launches the Third Call for Project Proposals
12/02/2015
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture launched its third call for project proposals under its Benefit-Sharing Fund (BSF). With over USD 10 million available for...
Published the Report of the First Asian Meeting of the National Focal Points of the International Treaty
12/02/2015
The Report of the first meeting of the Asian national focal points of the International Treaty is now online. The meeting took place in Bangkok in May 2013 as part...
Tonga Joins the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
21/01/2015
Tonga has deposited the instrument of accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and will become a Contracting Party on 16 March 2015, bringing...
Treaty Holds Regional Workshops for BSF Project Applicants
09/12/2014
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) organized a series of special Regional Workshops for those preparing to submit full proposals for projects to be...
Iraq Joins the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
27/11/2014
The Republic of Iraq has acceded to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture on 29 September 2014, becoming the Treaty’s 133rd Contracting Party as of...
4th High-Level Round Table on International Plant Treaty Convenes During 69th United Nations General Assembly
24/09/2014
The Fourth High-Level Ministerial Round Table on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was convened at the United Nations under the patronage of the Sultanate...
Marshall Islands Ratifies the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
15/09/2014
Marshall Islands has deposited the instrument of ratification to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and will become a contracting Party on 13 October 2014,...
Japan includes almost 18,000 crop and forage accessions into the Multilateral System with high-value associated data
01/08/2014
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan has notified the International Treaty about the inclusion of almost 18000 accessions of crop and forages into the Treaty’s Multilateral System...
Enabling Farmers to Face Climate Change
23/07/2014
The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has published online the booklet “Enabling Farmers to Face Climate Change” which provides an overview of...
Steering Committee discusses action plan for the Near East and the North Africa
13/07/2014
FAO hosts the first Steering Committee to discuss the implementation of the Near East and North Africa Action Plan for the Benefit-Sharing Fund in the Near East and North Africa...
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The International Treaty Turns 10 Since Its Entry Into Force
10/07/2014
The 29th of June 2014 marks the 10th Anniversary of the entry-into-force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). A special celebration will be...
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New capacity-building materials for local and indigenous agricultural communities
04/07/2014
A new set of capacity-building materials on Farmers’ Rights has been published to support small-holder farmer leaders and decision makers, who live and depend in a direct way on family...
International Plant Treaty Celebrates 10 Years of Entry-Into-Force
03/07/2014
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture celebrated its 10th birthday since its entry-into-force on 29 June 2004 in Geneva today. The event highlighted the pivotal...
The G20 countries noted DivSeek with interest at their annual meeting
01/07/2014
The Chief Agricultural Scientists of the G20 countries have favourably appraised DivSeek, an initiative that links large-scale sequencing and phenotyping data to publicly available germplasm accessions, following a presentation made...
Tandem workshop for National Focal Points of the International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol
02/06/2014
The National Focal Points of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and...