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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...
The Kingdom of Bahrain Joins the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
29/07/2024
The Kingdom of Bahrain has officially acceded to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), marking a significant step towards the conservation and sustainable use...
Asia-Pacific Consultation Discusses Regional Priorities on Plant Genetic Resources
23/07/2024
Bangkok, Thailand -- The Asia and Pacific regional consultation on the Second Global Plan of Action (GPA) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture opened in Bangkok today, hosted...
Near East and North Africa Region reviews Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources
09/07/2024
Kuwait City. On 9 July 2024, Regional consultations on the review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture commenced in Kuwait. More than 50 participants...
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GLOBAL EXPERTS AGREE ON NEXT STEPS TOWARDS REALIZATION OF FARMERS’ RIGHTS
03/07/2024
Outline for Assessment of the State of Implementation
24-26 June 2024, Rome, Italy –Farmers’ Rights experts from 31 countries gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome to discuss the state of implementation...
20 Years of saving and sharing the seeds that feed the world: A conversation with International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie
28/06/2024
For twenty years, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) has been the custodian of the world’s plant genetic biodiversity. By leading the global conservation...
INTERNATIONAL TREATY NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS DISCUSS GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION
26/06/2024
Regional Consultations 2024
June 2024 – The Secretariat of the International Treaty is supporting the organization of a series of regional consultations this year on the Second Global Plan of Action...
Landmark agreement places the World Olive Germplasm Bank of Cordoba (Spain) under the auspices of the International Treaty
14/06/2024
June 14, 2024. The Secretary of the International Treaty, Kent Nnadozie, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, Luis Planas, and the Executive Director of the International Olive...
Follow the seeds
07/06/2024
Did you know that there are over 350 crops that play a significant role in food and agriculture globally?
That's in addition to thousands of other crops that play a role...
Vine and Wine and the International Treaty
05/04/2024
Centenary Meeting
05 April 2024, Dijon, France – For the first time since signing the Letter of Intent with the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in November 2023, the...