Ciudad de Kuwait. El 9 de julio de 2024 Hoy comenzaron en Kuwait las consultas regionales sobre la revisión del Segundo plan de acción mundial para los recursos fitogenéticos para la alimen...

The First Session of the Ad Hoc Expert Team on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture opened on 2 July 2024. The Expert Team was established by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in 2023 to review issues related to biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA) and...

La versión revisada – sin editar – del borrador sobre El Segundo Informe sobre el Estado de los Recursos Genéticos Forestales ya está disponible para su revisión (

Regional consultations on the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held from 9 to 11 July 2024 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The meeting will be co-organized with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and hos...

Cali, Colombia. Regional consultations on the review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture were held in Cali, Co...

The inaugural celebration of the International Day of Potato on May 30 will be held at FAO Headquarters and online. The day will bring together ministers, experts, and communities from around the world to spotlight the potato's vital role in enhancing nutrition, ensuring food security, and suppor...

Roma, 22 de mayo de 2024. En ocasión del Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica, el Presidente de la Comisión de recursos genéticos para la alimentación y la agricultura de la FAO, el Sr. Benoît Girard (Canadá) subrayó la importancia de la biodiversidad y de los recursos genéticos para l...

Si pasea por las tierras agrícolas de las zonas accidentadas y montañosas de México, verá plantas de maíz muy separadas entre sí, con frijoles de vara trepando por ellas y grandes hojas de calabaza cubriendo el suelo junto con hierbas comestibles. 

The Government of Slovenia and FAO organize this International forum for action on sustainable beekeeping and pollination. 

Nairobi, Kenya. On 7 May 2024, regional consultations on the review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture c...

The Commission, at its 19th Regular Session, reviewed and simplified a voluntary questionnaire on genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA) and climate change. It requested the Secretariat to finalize and s...

Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food sector and over half of aquatic food is farmed. However, producing and accessing adequate quantities of good quality seed remains a challenge constraining the growth of sustainable aquaculture in many developing countries.

Seguimiento de la 19.ª reunión ordinaria:

Con la ocasión de la última reunión ordinaria de la Comisión, la FAO presentó el proyecto del Tercer Informe sobre el Estado de los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura en el mundo.

En respuesta a las conclusiones del informe, la Comisión y su grupo de trabajo rev...

29 April 2024 | 11:00 to 13:00 CEST

Background
Farmers’ varieties/landraces are those crop varieties which are the product of breeding and/or selection carried out by farmers over many generations and tend to be characterized by high levels of phenotypic and genotypi...

Transforming our agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable is key to addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Such a transformation requires greater cooperation between the public and private sectors, emp...

The regional workshop ‘Taking action on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Asia and the Pacific’ held for National Focal Points in Asia and the Pacific from 27 to 29 February 2024, was the last in the series of regional workshops on biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA). 
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The Briefing was organized by the Secretariats of the Commission Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Internation...

Beyond their use for food production, livestock are linked to a variety of positive and negative externalities resulting from the complex interactions within their production environments. Based on information reported by 41 countries on 3 361 national breed populations to the Domestic Anima...

On 30 January, biodiversity experts from more than 20 African countries will meet in Harare to discuss the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region and consider action to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. National Focal Points will share experien...