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Secretary Nnadozie Joins Webinar Organized by Seed World to Discuss Role of Biodiversity in Green Economies
01 July 2022
01 July 2022
International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie recently participated in a webinar organized by Seed World Group Editor Alex Martin. In the discussion, the Secretary highlighted the important role that plant genetic resources, and biodiversity for food and agriculture, play in the...
Nordic Council of Ministers: Strengthened cooperation in the Nordic region will ensure food supply
01 July 2022
01 July 2022
With the ongoing war in Ukraine as a backdrop and with experience from both pandemic and extreme weather, ministers from all the Nordic countries met in Tromsø, Norway, to discuss food supply and emergency preparedness in light of current conditions....
Digitalization of breeding and seed value chains for better crop varieties in sub-Saharan Africa
27 June 2022
27 June 2022
Significant efforts are being invested in the transformation of our agrifood systems to become more efficient, inclusive and resilient as means to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition and poverty in...
“WE MADE IT”
22 June 2022
22 June 2022
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Welcomes First Ever Seed Deposits from Spain and Lithuania
Svalbard, Norway – 11 June 2022: Through clear Arctic skies, the small plane carrying 10 precious boxes of seeds from Spain arrived at Svalbard airport on the...
Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad, who is paralysed from the chest down, yesterday defied all odds to achieve the impossible, completing his Arctic walk for climate resilience and food security.
Accompanied by a team of supporters, including representatives from the FAO...