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 Kuwa...

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...

The revised – unedited – draft of the Second Report on Forest Genetic Resources is now out for review (click here to download). 

A first draft ...

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...

沿着墨西哥丘陵地带崎岖不平的山路步行，可以看到两侧的农田稀疏生长着玉米，上面缠绕着菜豆的茎叶，土壤被硕大的南瓜叶覆盖，间或露出可食用的草本植物。

Rome, 22 May 2024. On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Chair of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Mr Benoît Girard (Canada) stressed the important role of biodiversity and genetic resources for food security and nutrition. ...

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...

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.

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...

Follow-up to the 19th Regular Session:

在粮食和农业遗传资源委员会之际，联合国粮食及农业组织发布了《世界粮食和农业植物遗传资源状况》 第三份报告草案（“第三份报告”）. 

根据报告的调查结果，粮食和农业遗传资源委员会与工作组将评介更修改《第二份粮食和农业植物遗传资源保护和可持续利用全球行动计划》

2024年期间, 为了便利第二个全球行动计划的复习,粮食...

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...