9th session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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India is hosting the 9th Session of the Governing Body of the 'International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture' (ITPGRFA) from 19-24th September, 2022 in New Delhi.
IMPORTANT FACTS
- The GB9 is being held under the theme “Celebrating the Guardians of Crop Diversity : Towards an Inclusive Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework”.
The theme aims to acknowledge the contribution of smallholder farmers of the world in the effective management of PGRFA.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India participated in the 8th session of the Governing Body (GB8) in 2019 at Rome.
India is a country endowed with rich crop genetic resources.
India has successfully established the legal, institutional and educational infrastructure for using genetic diversity to breed new varieties.
About the treaty :
The ITPGRFA, also known as the International Seed Treaty or Plant Treaty, is a comprehensive international agreement in line with the Convention on Biological Diversity.
It is a legally binding comprehensive agreement adopted in November, 2001 at Rome during the 31st session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
It entered into force on June 29, 2004.
There are 149 contracting parties of this treaty including India.
It aims to establish a global system which provides farmers, plant breeders, and scientists with access to plant genetic resources.
The treaty provides solutions to achieve food and nutritional security as well as climate resilient agriculture.
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