INTERNATIONAL TREATY OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (ITPGRFA)
Nov. 12, 2019
Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar attended the Eighth Session of Governing Body of Seed Treaty at FAO Headquarters in Rome. The Governing Body sessions are biennial and this year it is being held from 11th to 16th November.
About:
International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is also known as Seed Treaty.
It is a comprehensive international agreement for ensuring food security through the conservation, exchange and sustainable use of the world's Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), as well as the fair and equitable benefit sharing arising from its use.
It also recognizes farmers' rights, subject to national laws.
The Treaty establishes the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing to facilitate plant germplasm exchanges and benefit sharing through Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA).
The treaty was negotiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) and since 2006 has its own Governing Body under the aegis of the FAO.
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