Strengthening national capacities on plant genetic resources in the Plant Genetic Resources Centre of SADC in the context of the Global Information System of Article 17

Cape Town, South Africa, 12 – 14 December 2017

The objective of the workshop was to enhance both individual and institutional capacities to document and exchange plant genetic resources in the context of the Global Information System (GLIS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.  It also offered the opportunity for national focal points to discuss and follow up on the main decisions adopted by the Seventh Session of the Governing Body.

The workshop was organized by the Secretariat of the International Treaty on PGRFA in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the FAO Office in South Africa. The event was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Government of Germany through the project GCP/GLO/685/GER and the Genetic Resources Policy Initiative of Bioversity International and supported by the Government of The Netherlands.