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ROME, Nov 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rich and poor countries are at loggerheads over how to share benefits from genetic plant data that could help breed crops better able to withstand climate change, as negotiations to revise a global...
It all starts with the seed
30 October 2019
30 October 2019
As the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 15, we take a look back at some of the major achievements in the sustainable conservation of plant genetic resources
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Nuevo apoyo a la diversidad genética al servicio de la agricultura familiar de Uruguay
08 August 2019
08 August 2019
Un proyecto para articular la gobernanza, la gestión colectiva y el conocimiento asociados a la diversidad genética en la agricultura familiar y campesina del Uruguay fue anunciado en el marco de un taller regional del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos...
Le Sénégal accueille le plus grand atelier de formation régional pour l’Afrique sur le Traité international de la FAO
07 August 2019
07 August 2019
Conservation et utilisation durable des ressources phytogénétiques pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture et droits des agriculteurs
Les représentants de 30 pays africains et 17 Organisations non gouvernementales sont réunis à Dakar à l’occasion du plus grand atelier de formation régional jamais organisé...
The International Treaty turns 15
23 July 2019
23 July 2019
It All Starts With the Seed
The International Treaty (@Plant Treaty) is one of the fastest growing treaties, now boasting a membership of 146 Contracting Parties, including the European Union[1]. FAO recently acknowledged the International Treaty on Plant Genetic...