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HUNDREDS OF LOCAL AFRICAN RICE VARIETIES DEPOSITED IN GLOBAL SEED VAULT
06/04/2021
Collected under Project Funded by International Treaty
Svalbard, Norway, March 2021 – Two hundred of the 324 types of rice varieties deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault last month were...
FRUIT & VEGETABLE DIVERSITY ATTRACTS GLOBAL ATTENTION
31/03/2021
Status & Challenges of Conservation, Exchange and Use
Rome, Italy, 16 February 2021 – Over 400 people from around the world got online at the same time to listen to international...
NEW DESCRIPTORS FOR CROP WILD RELATIVES CONSERVED IN SITU
22/03/2021
Available in four languages
Rome, Italy, 22 March 2021 – The International Treaty has released an updated list of passport descriptors for crop wild relatives conserved in situ. This publication,...
ICRISAT Breeding Programmes Adopt DOIs
04/01/2021
Vania Azevedo, Head of Genebank, ICRISAT
At its 8th Session in 2019, the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture encouraged CGIAR Centers to...
La vida desde los márgenes del planeta
22/12/2020
En estos días estamos celebrando el quinto aniversario del histórico Acuerdo de París sobre el cambio climático. Cinco años después de su adopción, seguimos observando nuevos récords de temperaturas y cómo...
Germany supports Treaty in rebuilding seed systems in Southern Africa after Cyclone Idai
03/09/2020
In Sub-Saharan Africa, around 80 percent of seeds used by smallholder farmers come from seed systems managed by farmers. Local seeds have adapted over centuries to local growing conditions and...
FAMILY-OWNED SEED COMPANY PAYS INTO INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT-SHARING FUND
03/09/2020
Payment for Use of Plant Material under the International Treaty
Rome, Italy, 31 August 2020 – Dutch family-owned vegetable seed company Bejo has paid into the International Treaty’s Benefit-sharing Fund, in...
Norway Contributes to International Treaty
29/06/2020
The Role of Seeds in the Fight against Hunger
Rome, Italy, 26 June 2020 – The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced its annual contribution of approximately 1 million Norwegian...
Auch eine Frage des Überlebens: Saatgut über die Katastrophe retten
25/06/2020
After disasters, emergency interventions mainly focus on saving lives and providing water, food and shelter. Protecting and rebuilding local seed reserves is often overlooked, even though traditional seeds are crucial...
FRENCH SEED SECTOR MAKES ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO BENEFIT-SHARING FUND
16/06/2020
Supporting projects in developing countries through the FAO International Treaty
ROME, Italy, 15 June 2020 – For the third consecutive year, the French seed sector, Groupement National Interprofessionnel des Semences...
INCREASE – Intelligent Collections of Food Legumes Genetic Resources for European Agrofood Systems
11/06/2020
Participatory research approach to characterise genetic resources in food legumes
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, 4 June 2020 – 28 international partners from 14 different countries are launching the new...
GreenPass puts germplasm distribution in the fast lane
05/06/2020
The crop diversity in CGIAR’s international genebanks continues to be in great demand. That’s music to the ears of genebank managers, who naturally want to see their carefully conserved collections...
Over 1 Million Crops Accessible through the Global Information System of the International Treaty
03/06/2020
Thanks to the collaboration of national and international genebanks and plant breeders, the Global Information System (GLIS) of the International Treaty on PGRFA now facilitates enhanced access to information on...
SDG Advocates Hold Seed Summit Linking Food Security with Seed Diversity
19/05/2020
The co-chairs of the UN Secretary-General’s Group of Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana – held a...
The International Treaty and the Global Seed Vault
11/05/2020
This brief video highlights the importance of securing seeds and draws a direct connection between the International Treaty and the Global Seed Vault.
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Arctic Call to Action for Food Security and Climate Change
02/03/2020
Svalbard, Norway, 25 February 2020 – Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu-Addo of Ghana, SDG Advocates, Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Olaug Vervik Bollestad,...
Norway: a “Noah’s Ark" to Save Biodiversity
28/02/2020
International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie talks on TV5Monde about the importance of the Global Seed Vault located in the Arctic and explains the relationship between the FAO International Treaty on...
UCC Launches New Improved Varieties of Cowpea
21/02/2020
The University has officially launched seven disease-resistant varieties of cowpea to boost production and also ensure food security. The newly improved varieties are climate-resilient and high yielding...
Delegación italiana visita área de acción de recursos fitogenéticos en los Cuchumatanes
27/11/2019
Con el propósito de conocer el área de acción y el trabajo con pequeños productores asociados a la Asociación de Organizaciones de los Cuchumatanes -ASOCUCH-, una delegación italiana con el...