This overview presents the main findings of “the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, introduces the 20 activity areas of the Global Plan of action, adopted at the International Technical Conference, Leipzig, Germany, 1996 and provides introductions to the FAO Global System, and to the preparatory process for the Leipzig Conference.

It also provides access to more information, through links to these documents, and other documents, on the CD-ROM.