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CD Multilateral system: Tools and Documentation V.0.1
		As the Multilateral System becomes operational, one of the main challenges for the Governing Body and its Secretariat is to develop tools that can assist Providers and Recipients of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to use the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA), and effectively implement the Multilateral System, with the lowest possible transaction costs.    This CD-ROM, issued during the Second Session of the Governing Body (October 2007) by the Secretariat, is just a modest attempt to show current developments and prototypes. For the final versions of the programmes and applications described in this CD-ROM you are kindly invited to go to the website.    The Beta version v0.1 of the CD-ROM is available in English and it can be downloaded in zip format, unzipped and copied into a new CD. Beta v.01 - ZIP Format (199 MB) You can also request a digital copy, at no cost. To request a copy please send an email to with your name and full postal address.
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Multimedia Presentation Governing Body 2
		"The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture not only supports the conservation and safeguarding of our existing diversity of agricultural crops, it also defines a system for ensuring that plant breeders have access to the genetic materials they need to develop those crops … increasing the world's potential for improved agricultural production, sustainable agriculture and improved food security.    To make this happen, the Treaty has established a truly innovative Multilateral System that links plant breeders and researchers of the developed world to the world's farmers".    The Multimedia GB2 is available in English and it can be downloaded in zip format, unzipped and copied into a new DVD. Multimedia GB2 - ZIP Format (351 MB) You can also request a digital copy, at no cost. To request a copy please send an email to with your name and full postal address.
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Multimedia Presentation Governing Body 1
		"Negotiated by member countries under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Treaty is a binding international instrument that provides an agreed international framework for the conservation and sustainable use of the plant genetic resources on which we depend for food security. It is a major contribution to achieving food security and realizing Millennium Development Goal no. 1, the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger".    The Multimedia GB1 is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian and it can be downloaded in rar format, unzipped and copied into a new DVD. Multimedia GB1 - RAR format (1,44 GB) You can also request a digital copy, at no cost. To request a copy please send an email to with your name and full postal address.
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Multimedia Presentation 2004
		The rapid loss of the world's biodiversity poses a huge threat to the future mankind. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, a binding agreement that came into force on 29 June 2004, serves to protect the crop biodiversity that countries depend upon to feed their people while ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of benefits deriving from its use.    The Multimedia 2004 is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish and it can be downloaded in zip format, unzipped and copied into a new DVD. Multimedia 2004 - ZIP format (1,77 GB) You can also request a digital copy, at no cost. To request a copy please send an email to with your name and full postal address.

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