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Science Days for the UN Food Systems Summit

As part of the build up to the UN Food Systems Summit on 23 September 2021, the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit organized the “Science Days for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021”,...

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FAO Global Seed Conference

On 4-5 November 2021, FAO organised the "Global conference on green development of seed industries". The virtual event provided a neutral forum for FAO Members, partners, industry and opinion leaders,...

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Report of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture's 18th...

The 18th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) took place from 27 September to 1 October 2021 in a virtual format. For the agenda item on “Review of...

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Food biotechnologies with a focus on food safety

FAO has just published an “Information toolkit on food biotechnologies with a focus on food safety”, which serves as a basis to assist countries in addressing the general public’s concerns on food...

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Biotechnologies and genetic resources for food and agriculture

The FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has just published “Recent developments in biotechnologies relevant to the characterization, sustainable use and conservation of genetic...

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Call for case studies of the use of agricultural biotechnologies to meet the...

FAO has just launched an open call for case studies of the use of agricultural biotechnologies to meet the needs of smallholders in developing countries. In 2012, FAO published Biotechnologies at Work...

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OECD conference on microbial pesticide testing

The OECD Conference on Innovating Microbial Pesticide Testing took place in Paris, France on 13-16 September 2022, organized by the Expert Group on Biopesticides, a sub-body of the Organisation for...

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Veterinary vaccines: principles and applications

FAO and John Wiley & Sons Limited have recently published “Veterinary vaccines: principles and applications” aiming to provide readily available information on vaccinology and vaccine immune...

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Biopesticides to control desert locusts in Somalia

A recent FAO Feature Story entitled “How Somalia used biopesticides to win against desert locusts” describes how, during the 2019-2022 desert locust crisis, the Government of Somalia, together with...

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Conservation of plant genetic resources using in vitro culture

In 2014, FAO, through its Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, published the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. They provide international...

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Genomic characterization of animal genetic resources

As part of its Animal Production and Health Guidelines series, FAO has recently published “Genomic characterization of animal genetic resources – Practical guide”, edited by P. Ajmone-Marsan, P.J....

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Webinars on cryoconservation of animal genetic resources

Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources through gene banking provides a powerful tool for governments and other stakeholders to manage genetic diversity in both the short and long term. In 2012,...

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Workshop on digital sequence information and genetic resources

On 14-15 November 2022, the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture organized the “Global workshop on digital sequence information and genetic resources for food and agriculture”....

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Current and future genetic technologies for fisheries and aquaculture

As part of its Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular series, FAO has recently published “Current and future genetic technologies for fisheries and aquaculture: implications for the work of FAO”. Written...

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Proceedings of the FAO Global Seed Conference

The FAO Global Conference on Green Development of Seed Industries took place virtually on 4-5 November 2021. The proceedings are now available for download. Edited by J. Ruane, C. Mba and J. Xia, they...

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Gene editing techniques and agrifood systems

On 17-21 October 2022, the first FAO Science and Innovation Forum took place at FAO headquarters, highlighting the centrality of science, technology and innovation for transforming agrifood systems. It...

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International Treaty resolution on digital sequence information / genetic...

The Ninth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture took place in New Delhi, India on 19-24 September 2022. The report of the...

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UN Biodiversity Conference

On 7-19 December 2022, Part II of the UN Biodiversity Conference took place in Montreal, Canada, including the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological...

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Biotechnologies and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture

The Twelfth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture take places at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy on 18-20 January 2023. Several...

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FAO gene editing paper

FAO has just published an Issue Paper entitled “Gene editing and agrifood systems”. Developed by a team of authors with oversight from the Office of the Chief Scientist, this 86-page document is...

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