Rome, Italy, 21 November 2023 – The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture held a Side Event dedicated to the Documentation of Plant...

Rome, 21 November 2023 – A historic Letter of Intent was signed at the headquarters of the  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today between the International Treaty on Plant Genetic...

Rome, November 20, 2023 – On the first day of the Tenth Session of the Governing Body (GB-10) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,...

Rome, Italy, November 20, 2023 – The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has released the list of options for realizing Farmers' Rights, now accessible in...

Unanimous agreement by 150 member countries and the European Union Rome, Italy, 24 November 2023  –  The Tenth Session of the Governing Body (GB-10) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic...

Special Event Explores Linkages Between International Treaty & Global Biodiversity Framework Rome, Italy, November 20, 2023 – “From Seeds to Innovative Solutions, Safeguarding our Future” was the subject of a Special...

Rome, 13 December 2023 — The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture  unveiled an interactive “certified eLearning course on the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing," which...

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, Luis Planas, has requested the international recognition of the World Olive Trees Genebank of Cordoba located in Cordoba (BMGO), in a...

Safeguarding Agroforestry and Vegetables Africa, March 2024 – Kent Nnadozie, the Secretary of FAO’s International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, signed two Letters of Intent to provide support...

Centenary Meeting 05 April 2024, Dijon, France – For the first time since signing the Letter of Intent with the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in November 2023, the...

Did you know that there are over 350 crops that play a significant role in food and agriculture globally? That's in addition to thousands of other crops that play a role...

June 14, 2024. The Secretary of the International Treaty, Kent Nnadozie, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, Luis Planas, and the Executive Director of the International Olive...

Regional Consultations 2024 June 2024 – The Secretariat of the International Treaty is supporting the organization of a series of regional consultations this year on the Second Global Plan of Action...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...