Issue brief explaining digital sequence information (DSI), the governance challenges it poses, comparative approaches under the CBD and ITPGRFA (including the Cali Fund), and implications for researchers and benefit-sharing.
plant genetic resources
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Full text of the FAO International Treaty establishing a Multilateral System for access and benefit-sharing of plant genetic resources, Farmers’ Rights, governance and implementation measures.
Hotspots of genetic resources for animals, plants and forests
Analysis and demonstration of landscape-based hotspots of plant, animal and forest genetic resources, proposing integrated conservation, indicator development, stakeholder-led management and local value chains.
ECPGR Concept for on-farm conservation and management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
ECPGR (2017) concept proposing a European strategy for on-farm conservation of PGRFA, with five priorities: inventory, indicators, good practices, agro-diversity sites, and legal/technical solutions.
Dynaversity concepts for agrobiodiversity
DYNAVERSITY‘s summary of five key concepts for agrobiodiversity: seeds and varieties, seed networks, conservation (in situ/ex situ), governance (ITPGRFA, farmers’ rights), and diverse agroecological food systems.
Farmer-managed seed systems, Community Seed Banks and Farmers’ Rights – a synthesis
Synthesis on farmer-managed seed systems and community seed banks: their importance for seed security, legal and policy barriers, and a policy agenda to realize Farmers’ Rights.
CGRFA-20: Session Outcomes
We share a summary of the outcomes from the 20th Regular Session of the FAO’s Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Balkan Young Scientists Net on Organic Breeding
The 4th Online meeting of Balkan Young Scientists Net on Organic Breeding will take place on Zoom. Topic: Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) and Organic Plant Breeding
The Nagoya Protocol and nitrogen-fixing maize
Paper discussing a case of piracy of nitrogen fixing maize germplasm from Indigenous communities and more generally the implications of the Nagoya Protocol for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) agreements related to genetic resources and biodiversity.
ITPGRFA Report and Resolutions of the 10th Session
FAO released the report and resolutions of the tenth session of the governing body of the ITPGRFA
