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Law to protect farmers can set global standards: President Murmu
12/09/2023
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said India's law to protect plant varieties and farmers' rights can be emulated for the entire world, especially in the context of climate...
Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights
08/09/2023
India to Host International Gathering
Rome, Italy, 08 September 2023 – The first Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights will be held in New Delhi, India, from 12 – 15 September 2023....
Strengthening Seed Systems through Realizing Farmers’ Rights
19/07/2023
A Crucial Step Towards Global Food Security
Rome, Italy, 19 July 2023 – “Strengthening Seed Systems through Realizing Farmers’ Rights” was the focus of a Special Event held in Rome at FAO HQ...
Norway Reaffirms Commitment to International Treaty
03/07/2023
Contributes 1 million NOK
03 July 2023, Rome, Italy – Norway's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Sandra Borch, announced her country’s contribution of about 1 million Norwegian Kroners (approximately USD 93 400) to...
Unlocking the Power of Millets & Sorghum
15/06/2023
Climate Resilient & Nutritious
Rome, Italy, 14 June 2023 – Nearly 200 experts from around the world participated in an online event that brought together the world’s leading international experts to...
Life support
01/06/2023
The Global Biodiversity Framework is a crucial step toward preserving our planet's ecosystems
Biodiversity is the basis of life on Earth. We live biodiversity, we eat biodiversity and we are biodiversity....
专访肯特·纳多齐：谨慎的植物新品种创新或利于减轻饥饿和贫困
01/06/2023
中国可以在作物多样性和多边合作方面真正发挥全球性的领导作用。
据联合国粮食及农业组织估计，自上世纪初以来，世界已丧失约75%的农业生物多样性。目前，全球已建成种子（质）库约1750座，共收集保存740多万份种质资源，绝大部分以农作物种子为保存对象。
“保种”保的不只是地球上粮农植物遗传资源，它还肩负保护人类社会可持续发展的路径。《粮食与农业植物遗传资源国际条约》于2001年11月3日在联合国粮食及农业组织第三十一届会议上通过。该条约是获取粮食和农业植物生物多样性所有成分及其利益共享的首个全面运作的国际
28 Projects Approved for Funding
12/05/2023
USD 11 Million to be Invested in the Fifth Cycle of Benefit-sharing Fund Projects
Rome, 9 May 2023 – Twenty-eight projects have been approved for Benefit-sharing Fund support by the...
GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL DATA STANDARDS
11/05/2023
International Treaty & Global Biodiversity Information Facility Sign Letter of Intent
11 May 2023, Rome, Italy – The Executive Director of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)[1], Mr Joe Miller, and...
Available Now: New Version of the Toolbox for Sustainable use of PGRFA and its User Guide
09/05/2023
The new version of the Toolbox for Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) is now available on the Treaty website and the Global Information System (GLIS)...
FAO and EU support relocation of Ukraine’s national seed collection to a secure site
28/04/2023
Unique plant genetic resources have been transported over a thousand kilometres from Kharkiv to the west of Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with support from...
Fostering documentation and use of Crop wild relatives
29/03/2023
Rome, Italy, 29 March 2023 – The International Treaty has released a new tool to facilitate the documentation and global exchange of information on crop wild relatives’ (CWRs’) genetic resources...
International Year of Millets Celebration in Zimbabwe
28/03/2023
Rich in Heritage, Full of Potential
Masvingo, Zimbabwe, 23 March 2023 – Visiting officials from Italy, the FAO and the Secretariat of the International Treaty joined Zimbabwean officials, civil society organizations...
Helping researchers to characterize and evaluate forage legumes
24/03/2023
Rome, Italy, 22 March 2023 – The FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, together with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), have published a new booklet...
International Delegation in Zimbabwe Meeting Officials & Farmers
22/03/2023
Field Visit to Benefit-sharing Fund Project Sites
Harare, Zimbabwe, 21 March 2023 – Visiting officials from Italy and the FAO International Treaty are in Zimbabwe this week, meeting Zimbabwean officials and...
Options for the Realization of Farmers’ Rights now Available Online
20/02/2023
Rome, Italy, 20 February 2023 – The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has published a list of options for the realization of Farmers Rights on...
Selection of projects invited to develop full proposals for the Fifth Cycle of the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Plant Treaty
17/02/2023
Rome, 17 February 2023 – The Plant Treaty’s Standing Committee on the Funding Strategy and Resource Mobilization has approved a list of 34 pre-proposals for the full project proposal development...
Joint press release – United States contributes to fund to protect collections of crop diversity under imminent threat
28/09/2022
New Delhi, India, 28 September 2022 - The Government of the United States of America has announced it is making a contribution to the Emergency Reserve, a funding mechanism established jointly...
Federation of Seed Industry of India Gifts 2 Million Indian Rupees to International Treaty
23/09/2022
Supporting the Guardians of Crop Diversity
New Delhi, India, 23 September 2022 – The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) presented a check for Indian Rupees 2 million (approximately USD...