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Greater crop diversity can help to combat climate-induced food insecurity In an era marked by the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, the global community faces a daunting challenge:...

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

• The Philippines

The Secretary has been notified of 811 accessions of rice available in the Multilateral system and maintained by the Genebank of the Philippine Rice Research Institute. The full list of accessions is containe...

The ITPGRFA has a number of important global mechanisms available to its Contracting Parties. These include (i) the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing and (ii) the Global Information System,...

As the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 15, we take a look back at some of the major achievements in the sustainable conservation of...

Strengthening national capacities on plant genetic resources in the context of the Global Information System of the International Treaty The Secretariat is pleased to announced the organization of the workshop “Strengthening...

• Sudan

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of The Sudan has notified the Secretary that 6351 samples of sorghum, pearl millet, banana and other plant genetic resources for food and agriculture listed in Annex I and maintained in the Plant Genetic Resourc...

• Bolivia

The Institute of Agroecology and Food Security of the Faculty of Agrarian Sciences of the University San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca has notified the Secretary of the inclusion of 274 accessions of maize (Zea mays), and 226 accessions of beans (phase...

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the 10th anniversary of its Benefit Sharing Fund, H.E....

• Lebanon

The Agriculture Research Institute of the Republic of Lebanon has notified the Secretary of the Treaty of 47 accessions of 44 species of 19 crops that are maintained in Tal Amara Rayak are included in the Multilateral System.

NordGen is an observer in the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA or the Treaty). The Treaty comprises plant genetic resources that we are depending...

The Mainstreaming of Agricultural Biodiversity and ITPGRFA” Seminar Organized by CBCGDF Keynote Sharing On July 10th, a seminar themed “The Mainstreaming of Agricultural Biodiversity and ITPGRFA (United Nations FAO International Treaty...

• African and the Indian Ocean

Bioversity lnternational has transferred the obligations undertaken on behalf of COGENT pursuant to the agreements with FAO and the host governments of Brazil, India, Indonesia, lvory Coast and Papua New Guinea regarding coconut...

• Belgium

The President of National Boomgaardenstichting v.z.w. (NBS), Belgium, has notified the Secretary about additional 25 apple varieties that are now available under the Multilateral System of the Treaty. Detailed information on the coll...

THE IMPORTANCE of the world gene bank system may not be front of mind for the average farmer, but when the system is needed the results can be massive. Tim Fischer,...

• France

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry of France has notified the Secretary of the International Treaty of the inclusion in the Multilateral system of two French collections maintained by the National Agriculture Research Institute (INRA, in Fren...

25 May 2021, Rome - Conserving biodiversity is a central part of making peace with nature, and every person, sector and institution has a role to play, global leaders concurred at...

• Brazil

The Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrapa)- Brazil has notified the Secretary of the inclussion in the Multilateral system of the Treaty of 2,377 accessions of five different collections mantained by Embrapa, as from 7 May 2009. Passport da...