The International Treaty, an insurance policy for the plants that feed the world
The objectives of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are the conservation and sustainable use of all plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, for sustainable agriculture and food security.
Themes
Theme
Farmers' Rights
Theme
The Multilateral System
Theme
Compliance
Theme
The Funding Strategy
Theme
Benefit-sharing Fund
Upcoming meetings
24/11
2025
29/11
2025
News
New Global Partnership to Conserve Food Plants
01/10/2025
Highlights from the Second Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights in the Philippines: Honoring Heritage, Cultivating our Shared Future
19/09/2025
Farmers’ Rights: Honoring Heritage, Cultivating Our Shared Future
15/09/2025
As the world gathers in Manila for the Second Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, generously hosted by the Government of the Philippines, we are called to reflect not only on the les...
Videos
Alwin Kopse, Chair of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Plant Treaty
07/08/2025
The Chair of the Eleventh Governing Session (GB-11) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Alwin Kopse of...
Treaty Talks
02/05/2022
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is an international agreement between Contracting Parties (member countries and the European Union) to conserve, use and manage plant genetic resources for food and agriculture around the world. The “Treaty Talks” podcas...