Happy farmers make happy nations!
15/11/2019
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the 10th anniversary of its Benefit Sharing Fund, H.E. Ambassador Jan Tombiński delivered a speech during the side event organised on the impacts of the Benefit-Sharing Fund (BSF). The Ambassador highlighted the various tributes to the global consensus on the importance of plant biodiversity for preserving life on our planet and ensuring food security around the world. Since its establishment, ten years ago, the BSF has supported 80 projects in 67 developing countries, reaching around 1 million small scale farmers.