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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...
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...