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International Treaty & DivSeek International to Collaborate on Global Flow of Plant Information
06/06/2022
Rome, Italy, 06 June 2022 – FAO, on behalf of the International Treaty, and DivSeek International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at improving the interoperability of information...
INTERNATIONAL TREATY LAUNCHES NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS
20/05/2022
Fifth Cycle of Benefit-sharing Fund
Rome, Italy, 20 May 2022 – On the occasion of Biodiversity Day, the International Treaty has just issued a new call for project proposals to be...
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS INTERNATIONAL TREATY
02/05/2022
Newest member brings total to 149 Contracting Parties
Rome, Italy, 2 May 2022 – The Dominican Republic becomes the 149th Contracting Party of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for...
“Biodiversity Beat” video interview with International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie
05/04/2022
During the Geneva UN Biodiversity Meetings from 14 to 29 March 2022, David Ainsworth of the Convention on Biological Diversity talks to Secretary Kent Nnadozie of the FAO International Treaty...
Video Interview with International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie by CBGDF, China
05/04/2022
Dr. Kent Nnadozie talking about @UNBiodiversity #COP15 in @CBCGDF_China interview at the #Geneva meetings.
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A waiting game – crucial decisions needed in final days of the UN Biodiversity meeting
28/03/2022
FAO calls for the agriculture and food sectors to be recognized for their fundamental role in ensuring the conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of biodiversity.
Geneva, Switzerland – Negotiations between the 196...
CITIZENS HELP SCIENTISTS EVALUATE BEANS
24/03/2022
International Treaty facilitates the global exchange of beans
Rome, Italy, 24 March 2022 – European citizens are collaborating with scientists in the evaluation and characterization of beans through the Citizen...
FRUIT TREES AT THE SERVICE OF HUMAN HEALTH AND NUTRITION
22/02/2022
Six new lists of descriptors for tropical fruit trees
Rome, Italy, 01 February 2022 – The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the World Agroforestry (ICRAF)...
NAVIGATING THE MULTILATERAL SYSTEM OF ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING
21/02/2022
New Training Material Available
04 February 2022, Rome, Italy – The Secretariat of the International Treaty on PGRFA is pleased to announce the publication of its latest Educational Module. This...
SPECIAL SESSION ADOPTS 2022 INTERIM BUDGET FOR INTERNATIONAL TREATY
08/12/2021
Final biennial budget to be decided next year
07 December 2021, Rome, Italy –An interim budget for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted today...
INTERNATIONAL TREATY HOLDS FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION TO APPROVE INTERIM BUDGET
06/12/2021
Continuing Global Pandemic Necessitates Virtual Gathering
06 December 2021, Rome, Italy – Tomorrow marks the beginning of the First Special Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant...
THE ROME MANIFESTO ON AGROBIODIVERSITY
30/11/2021
Second International Agrobiodiversity Congress Focusses on “Eat-Grow-Save”
Rome, Italy, 19 November 2021 – “Eat, Grow, Save” were the key focus areas of discussion during the Second International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC-2), co-convened...
Crop Trust and the Plant Treaty Launch Lifeline for Genebanks to Secure the Future of Crop Diversity
08/11/2021
- Climate change, the global pandemic, pest and pathogen outbreaks, and political instability are posing ever-increasing threats to genebanks around the world- In response, the Crop Trust and the Secretariat...
Securing the future of African food culture: One phenotype at a time!
27/10/2021
Rome, Italy, 27 October 2021 – The FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have released two publications with key strategic...
First Svalbard seed deposit crowns Serbia's efforts to develop a dynamic conservation system for local cereal varieties
26/10/2021
Svalbard, Norway, October 2021 – The Benefit-sharing Fund project, GRAINEFIT, celebrated a unique milestone, with the first-ever deposit of Serbian crop varieties into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The 96...
GRANT OPPORTUNITY: SUPPORT FOR REGENERATION AND SAFETY DUPLICATION AT SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT
05/10/2021
Rome, Italy, October 2021– Crop collection holders in low- and middle-income countries can take advantage of a new funding opportunity to support the duplication and safeguarding of their collections in the...
First Italian Summer School on International Treaty
22/07/2021
Sharing & Taking Care of the Source of Our Food
Florence, Italy, 07 July 2021 – Villa Bardini was the venue for the first Italian ‘Summer School’ dedicated entirely to the...
Side event and white paper
05/07/2021
This white paper emerged from an independent expert consultation commissioned by the Secretariat of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, with support from the Government of...