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The documents for the Eighth Session of the Commission on Genetic
Resources can be found here.
This site is under development; the old site can still be accessed
here.
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) are the
biological basis of world food security and, directly or indirectly,
support the livelihoods of every person on Earth.
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| Global Plan of Action |
| The Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources
for Food and Agriculture, adopted by 150 countries at the International
Technical Conference, and subsequently endorsed by the Conference
of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
| Global System |
| A guide to the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture and other elements of the FAO Global System for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources
for Food and Agriculture. |
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| State of the World |
| FAO’s first report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, as well as
the 15 Sub-regional Synthesis reports on the state of Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture in various parts of the world,
and the 158 Country Reports, prepared for the International Technical
Conference. |
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For an overview of the main components contents, please click here This Web site contains the first comprehensive global assessment
of these resources -- The State of the World's PGRFA, and the
first Global Plan of Action for their conservation and sustainable
use, as well as other documents prepared for the International
Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources, Leipzig, Germany,
1996.
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