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...

Muscat, Oman – The Fifth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (GB5) was officially opened in Muscat, Oman, today. The opening ceremony was attended by a number of dignitaries, including...

Muscat, Oman -  The Secretariat of the International Treaty today presented two new innovative packages of information technology tools to support the implementation of the International Treaty with the aim of supporting users with the transfer of seeds and...

MUSCAT, OMAN — The government of Norway today pledged US $23.7 million to conserve and sustainably manage the world’s most important food crops, citing the critical need for crop diversity at a time when populations are soaring and climate...