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Open Letter Agriculture: A Call to Action for COP17 Climate Change Negotiators

Open Letter Agriculture: A Call to Action for COP17 Climate Change Negotiators

Agriculture and Rural Development Day – Durban, 3 Dec 2011

Traditional crops key to facing climate change

Traditional crops key to facing climate change

The International Treaty funds new projects

November 2001 - 2011

November 2001 - 2011

10th Anniversary of the adoption of the International Treaty
 

Ministers discuss in New York the connections of the Nagoya Protocol and the International Treaty

Ministers discuss in New York the connections of the Nagoya Protocol and the International Treaty

22 September 2011, New York

Report of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA

Report of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA

The printed version of the Report is online in six languages

Bali Ministerial Declaration on the International Treaty

Bali Ministerial Declaration on the International Treaty

Read the full text of the Declaration. Available in 9 languages.

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The Importance of the International Treaty

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is crucial in the fight against hunger and poverty and essential for the achievement of Millennium Development Goals 1 and 7.

No country is self-sufficient in plant genetic resources; all depend on genetic diversity in crops from other countries and regions. International cooperation and open exchange of genetic resources are therefore essential for food security. The fair sharing of benefits araising from the use of these resources has for the first time been practically implemented at the international level through the Treaty and its Standard Material Transfer Agreement.

 
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