Global Information System of FAO International Treaty Tunis, Tunisia, 07 November 2018 – “This training workshop is very beneficial and will enable our national genebank to share skills and knowledge acquired...

145 Contracting Parties Rome, Italy, 02 December 2018 – Mongolia becomes the 145th member of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture today. With an area...

Users of the Global Information System will benefit from the joint initiative of CrossRef and DataCite, which have jointly launched guidelines on how publishers should facilitate the citation of plant...

Saving Endangered Seeds Cartago, Costa Rica, 16 January 2019 – Secretary Kent Nnadozie of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture visited a globally important collection...

More than 97 % of CGIAR’s Genebank Collections Registered in Global Information System More than 97% of the total worldwide collection of plant genetic resources held in the genebank collections of...

Conservation and Sustainable Use of PGRFA and Farmers’ Rights 5-8 March 2019, Manila, Philippines – Representatives from Asia gathered together in Manila this week for a Regional Training Workshop on the...

On March 4th, the Seminar themed on “Conservation and Benefit Sharing of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Focusing on Agricultural Biodiversity After 2020” co-organized by CBCGDF and Beijing...

Abu Dhabi/Dubai, UAE, 10 March 2019 – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, José Graziano da Silva, and the Director General of the...

Community Seed Bank Serves 1000s of Smallholder Farmers 5 – 6 March 2019, Hoima, Uganda – In the seven months since the Hoima Community Seed Bank was established, it has become...

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (also known as the "Plant Treaty") is one of the fastest growing treaties, now boasting a membership of 145...

146 Contracting Parties Rome, Italy, 08 July 2019 – Today, Georgia becomes the 146th member of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 90 days after the...

02 July 2019, Rome, Italy – While Norway’s Minister of Agriculture and Food, Olaug Bollestad met the Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,...

It All Starts With the Seed The International Treaty (@Plant Treaty) is one of the fastest growing treaties, now boasting a membership of 146 Contracting Parties, including the European Union[1]. FAO...

Founding Fathers of International Treaty Return for a Celebration Rome, Italy, 09 November 2019 – The Red Room of the FAO was packed with about 300 delegates from around the world,...

It All Starts With the Seed Rome, Italy, 11 November 2019 – The Eighth Session of the Governing Body (GB-8) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...

As a public good that benefits the global community, crop diversity must remain a legacy for generations to come, FAO's Deputy Director-General for Climate and Natural Resources, Maria Helena Semedo,...

Hay quien da valor a unas cuantas pepitas de oro, pero la riqueza que esconde un puñado de semillas es trascendental para que germine la vida. Entre la tierra, en...

Rome, Italy, 17 November 2019  –  After intense week-long discussions, the Eighth Session of the Governing Body (GB-8) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...

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...

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...