Fact sheet on the project under the Benefit-sharing Fund in Cuba, which addresses the contribution of traditional methods for the in situ conservation and management of maize and beans to the food security of farming families in Cuba. The aim of this project is to determine the nutritional values of traditional varieties of beans and maize to establish their real contribution to food security and family health, and to influence the agricultural management of these crops to increase their production through better conservation of existing biodiversity.

Fact sheet on the project under the Benefit-sharing Fund in India, which addresses the conservation, dissemination and popularization of local-specific farmer-developed varieties by establishing village-level enterprises. The project intends to disseminate and popularise documented farmer developed varieties and traditional varieties among farming community of Kerala by establishing village level enterprises. Crops were selected as for their contribution to food security, economic development, and nutrition and health aspects.

Fact sheet on the project under the Benefit-sharing Fund in Morocco, which addresses the local landraces of wheat and barley in Morocco offers an important gene pool as a source of adaptation and tolerance to different biotic and abiotic stresses. Conserving this diversity is an imperative. The aim of the project is to integrate on-farm and ex situ conservation approaches for better conservation and sustainable use of wheat genetic resources

Fact sheet on the project under the Benefit-sharing Fund in Peru, which addresses the conservation and sustainable use of native potato diversity in the Potato Park, Cusco, Peru. The project will focus on increasing the capacity of the six indigenous communities of the Potato Park in the management, conservation and sustainable use of native potato, promoting the development of enterprises based on the sustainable use of native potato and traditional knowledge, supporting the national implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

Fact sheet on the project under the Benefit-sharing Fund in Tanzania, which addresses the strengthening on-farm conservation and use of sorghum, finger millet, lablab beans and yam crop diversities for improved food security and adaptation to climate changes in Tanzania. The main objective of this project is to contribute to the overall improvement of food security, nutritional quality and livelihood of the poor farming communities through on-farm conservation and sustainable use of local crop diversities of sorghum, finger millet, lablab beans and yams.

The brochure explains the close link between the International Treaty and global food security. It includes nine frequently asked questions on the Treaty, highlighting its objectives and who benefits from it. It was designed by the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, before the Treaty's entry into force.

By using a world map, the brochure presents the 11 projects for funding for the period 2009-2011 under the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty. These projects were approved during the third session of the Governing Body, which took place in Tunisia in 2009 for implementation in: Cuba, Morocco, Egypt, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal, Uruguay, Peru, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

The fact sheet focuses on "Gene-IT", an optional tool that generates Standard Material Transfer Agreements. It describes its main functions, and displays some screenshots of the main menus and the steps for the generation of the contract as well.

The poster presents a world map indicating the location of the 11 projects approved under the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty for the period 2009-2011. The map is conceived as a summary and includes information on the implementing institutions and the crops the projects relate to. This map can be also found in the brochure "Benefit-sharing Fund Projects 2009-2011".