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International Treaty & Vine and Wine
18/03/2025
Collaborating for Conservation
Dijon, France, 10 March 2025 – The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Treaty) participated in the Technical Meeting on Genetic Resources and...
"Without seeds, there is nothing, with seeds, everything"
06/03/2025
A Conversation with Alwin Kopse
Alwin Kopse of Switzerland is the Chair of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty (GB-11), a position he was unanimously elected...
Heads of Biodiversity-related Conventions Meet at FAO
05/03/2025
Hosted by International Plant Treaty & International Plant Protection Convention
21 February 2025, Rome, Italy – The Secretariats of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and...
Journey of seeds: From farms to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
25/02/2025
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...
Swiss-Flavoured Food Forever Experience Puts Crop Diversity in the Spotlight at the World Economic Forum 2025
24/01/2025
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...
SOUTH AFRICA JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY.
16/01/2025
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...
The Eleventh Session Governing Body of the International Treaty will be held in Lima, Peru
06/12/2024
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...
CULTIVATING COLLABORATION: ENGAGING THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY ON GLOBAL ACTION FOR CROP DIVERSITY
28/11/2024
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...
STRENGTHENING AFRICA’S SEED SYSTEMS
26/11/2024
Promoting Farmer-Led Solutions
Harare. Zimbabwe – Global food and seed systems stakeholders meet in Zimbabwe this week to share experiences between Europe and Africa on creating seed regulations and laws that...
Understanding Farmers’ Rights
25/11/2024
Global Webinar focuses on smallholder farmers
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Treaty), in collaboration with the CGIAR Initiative on Genebanks and the Alliance of...
Development of a Key Set of Characterization and Evaluation Descriptors for Olive - 2024
22/11/2024
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), in collaboration with The Alliance of Bioversity International and The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), and the...
Capacity-building Workshop in Uruguay on Accessing International data and plant genetic resources
15/11/2024
The activity aimed to increase familiarity with available search tools and portals and access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
Montevideo, Uruguay, - A national workshop on "Capacity Building...
Ukraine adopts strategy to save crop diversity
14/11/2024
Ukraine, often referred to as one of the world’s main breadbaskets, is home to a wide variety of agricultural plants. But since the escalation of the war in 2022, its...
Strengthening Central Asia's Commitment to Plant Genetic Diversity
10/11/2024
Supporting Countries to Join the International Treaty
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) supported the symposium on “The Role of...
Survey on Key Set of Characterization and Evaluation Descriptors for Peas - 2024 Survey
30/10/2024
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), in collaboration with The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, is conducting a survey to review the first...
COLOMBIA RATIFIES THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY
23/10/2024
Treaty Membership Grows to 153
The Republic of Colombia deposited its instrument of ratification of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculturewith the Director-General of the FAO,...
International Treaty Highlights Opportunity Crops
22/10/2024
World Food Forum 2024
FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, 16-17 October 2024 – “Opportunity Crops” took center stage at the World Food Forum Youth Culture Corner in the FAO atrium as youth...
INTERNATIONAL VINE & WINE ORGANISATION SIGNS MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING WITH INTERNATIONAL TREATY
18/10/2024
Protecting Biodiversity of Viticulture
Dijon, France, 18 October 2024 – The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) signed...
CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE USE OF PGRFA EXPERTS MEET ONLINE
03/10/2024
Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Conservation and Sustainable Useof Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ACSU)
Rome, Italy, 1-3 October 2024 – The Ad Hoc Technical Committee...
European Regional Consultation reviews the Global Plan of Action for PGRFA
12/09/2024
Rome, 10 September – The European Regional Consultation for the review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (GPA) started today in...