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As part of the activities of the Inter-regional Cooperation Network of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR), a joint workshop between ECPGR and the Near East and North Africa Plant Genetic Resources Network (NENA PGRN) was organized...
Follow in photo and video the 10th anniversary event
16 February 2012
16 February 2012
You can watch online some selected video interventions and statements made by the participants and guests of the 10th anniversary event that took place in Rome : Director-General of FAO , Achim Steiner (Executive Director of UNEP), Francis Gurry (Director-General...
The Treaty calls for submissions on Farmers’ Rights from Contracting Parties and Relevant organizations
16 February 2012
16 February 2012
The Governing Body has invited Contracting Parties and other relevant organizations to submit views, experiences and best practices on the implementation of Farmers’ Rights as set out in Article 9. It has also invited proposals for ways and means through...
The Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Prof. Olivier de Schutter, visited the International Treaty on 17 January to discuss with the Secretary of the International Treaty, Dr Shakeel Bhatti, some of the recent developments in the implementation of...
MLS: Fostering Access to PGRFA within the Multilateral System
16 February 2012
16 February 2012
Through the Treaty Website the Secretariat makes available information on material included in the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing by Contracting Parties, the International Agriculture Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), other International Centres...