Cordoba (Spain) - Representatives from Governments, the private sector and international foundations discussed today in Cordoba (Spain) the role of the International Treaty’s new ‘Leading the Field’ initiative, an initiative which supports farmers in developing countries to adapt food crops...

Government officials and international experts from more than 30 countries of all world regions stress the role of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) as a central instrument for climate change adaptation...

The governing body of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources, meeting this week in Tunis, announced today it would fund more than half-million US dollars in awards aimed at helping 11 developing countries protect existing collections of seeds and...

For the first time, farmers in poor countries are to be rewarded under a binding international treaty for conserving and propagating crop varieties that could prove to be the saviour of global food security over the coming decades. A new benefit-sharing...

Germany, Namibia, the Netherlands and Zambia have recently notified the Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) of national collections with more than 120.000 accessions of important staple crops that are included in...