Sri Lanka has ratified the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and become a Contracting Party as of 16 December 2013, bringing the total number of Contracting Parties to 131. “We welcome Sri Lanka to our growing...

Japan has acceded to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and becomes a Contracting Party as of today, 28 October 2013, bringing the total number of Contracting Parties to 130. “We are delighted to welcome...

The publication 'A road map for implementing the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing in India',  which puts through the lens of India’s stakeholders the national implementation of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing of the International...

Muscat, Oman – The Fifth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (GB5) officially concluded on an upbeat note in Muscat, Oman, last weekend. Delegates at GB5 unanimously agreed to...

“In today’s world, no country can stand alone and no country can manage its need for food security on its own. We really depend upon each other. Many countries are benefiting from barley and other crops from Ethiopia. In...