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WIEWS - World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are essential to sustainable agriculture and food security.  They are the raw materials to meet the current and future needs of crop improvement and adaptation programmes. It is therefore very important to conserve and sustainably use them.

WIEWS is the information system used by FAO for the preparation of periodic, country-driven global assessments of the status of conservation and use of PGRFA. WIEWS also monitors, on the basis of country reports, the implementation of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted in 2011. National Focal Points, appointed by Governments, may provide relevant information through a dedicated Reporting tool.
Key information
WIEWS provides access to official data on the implementation of the:

Key Publications
Publications
The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
2025

This is the third global assessment of the status and trends of the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
2011

Internationally agreed framework for the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA adopted by the FAO Council on 29 November 2011. It includes a set...