| Last updated: 19/06/2013 |
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a strategic alliance of 64 members comprising governments, international organizations and private foundations that support a common mission: to achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research and research-related activities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, policy and environment. It was set up in 1971 under the co-sponsorship of the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to mobilize science to benefit the poor.
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Le Secrétariat du Traité international a organisé une réunion d'information pour vingt administrateurs des banques phytogénétiques des institutions qui ont signé des accords avec l'Organe directeur conformément à l'article 15 du Traité international sur les politiques et sur d'autres questions juridiques importantes au cours d'une réunion de coordination organisée à Rome. |
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La Secretaría del Tratado Internacional organizó una sesión informativa para veinte gerentes de bancos de germoplasma de las instituciones que han firmado acuerdos con el Órgano Rector en virtud del artículo 15 del Tratado Internacional sobre políticas y otras cuestiones jurídicas importantes con ocasión de una reunión de coordinación organizada en Roma. |
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The Secretariat of the International Treaty briefed twenty genebank managers of institutions that are signatories of agreements with the Governing Body under Article 15 of the International Treaty on relevant policy and legal matters on the occasion of a coordination meeting organized in Rome. |
This is the report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 8 to 9 November 2012. The Committee discussed, among other issues, about the elements of the future Programme of Work on sustainable use and on the arrangements of a stakeholder consultation.
The Fourth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Advisory Technical Committee on the Standard Material Transfer Agreement and the Multilateral System was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 6 to 7 November 2012. This is the final report of the meeting.
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The event was opened by Ms Kakoli Ghosh, Officer of Plant Production and Protection Division of FAO (AGP). |