The Republic of Iraq has acceded to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture on 29 September 2014, becoming the Treaty’s 133rd Contracting Party as of 27 November 2014. "We are very happy to welcome Iraq to...

The Fourth High-Level Ministerial Round Table on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was convened at the United Nations under the patronage of the Sultanate of Oman and co-hosted by Norway and Austria. Under the...

Marshall Islands has deposited the instrument of ratification to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and will become a contracting Party on 13 October 2014, bringing the total number of Contracting Parties to 132. The country...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan has notified the International Treaty about the inclusion of almost 18000 accessions of crop and forages into the Treaty’s Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-Sharing (MLS) and the publication of its...

The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has published online the booklet “Enabling Farmers to Face Climate Change” which provides an overview of the characteristics and main activities of the projects...