The International Institute for Environment and Development urges the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to do more to protect farmers' customary rights over biological resources. IIED has made the call in a paper submitted to the...

Countries gathering in the ministerial conference on biodiversity, food security and climate change on Friday declared their commitment to enhance the utilization of plant genetic resources for food security. Concerned over the continuing erosion of agricultural biodiversity, extreme poverty, threats...

The Ministerial Conference on Biodiversity, Food Security and Climate Change, held on 11 March 2011, in Bali, Indonesia, adopted the Bali Ministerial Declaration on the Role of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on...

Monopoly on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture may trigger international disputes. To anticipate these, the fourth meeting of The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) will be held in Bali on 14-18 March...

Il 7 dicembre si terrà presso la sede dell' Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura, Fao, a Roma la "Tavola rotonda ad Alto Livello sull’importanza del Trattato Internazionale sulle Risorse Genetiche Vegetali per l’Alimentazione e l’Agricoltura". Il Trattato...