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Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
02 October 2015
02 October 2015
The sixth session of the Governing Body of the 136-nation International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is to be held at the FAO in Rome from October 5 – 9, 2015.
To stay on track with the...
Connecting data in the Global Information System
23 September 2015
23 September 2015
The Secretariat of the International Treaty is pleased to report on recent progress made with the global survey on descriptors required to identify Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) in the context of the Global Information System of...
The users of the Multilateral System and the Standard Material Transfer agreement can now consult online in one single booklet all the opinions and the advice provided by the Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Committee on the Multilateral System and the...
Sweden will support the Benefit-sharing Fund and the fourth project cycle with annual contributions
14 July 2015
14 July 2015
Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has announced four annual contributions to the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty, adding up to a total amount of approximately USD 300,000, which will be invested in the Fourth Project Cycle.
The Swedish decision...
Farmers and scientists explore seed diversity as a resource for the future.
Agriculture in North India sustains hundreds of millions of people. Due to expected climate change, including more extreme heat and droughts, new crop varieties will be needed in...