International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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25 May 2021, Rome - Conserving biodiversity is a central part of making peace with nature, and every person, sector and institution has a role to play, global leaders concurred at a United Nations (UN) virtual event today. "We are all part...
Five countries protecting and preserving food biodiversity for resilient agri-food systems Humans rely on a shockingly low number of plants for the majority of our daily calories. In fact, of the thousands of fruit and vegetable species cultivated for...
Video messages from International Treaty Stakeholders 20 May 2021, Rome, Italy –The Secretariat of the
Unique Collection of Best Practices from Around the World   Rome, Italy, 4 May 2021 – The International Treaty has launched...
Old and diverse crop varieties are packed full of nutrients and adapted to local environmental conditions. But since the 1900s, some 75% of plant genetic diversity has been lost with big implications for food security.   Read the article

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