Safeguarding Food Security and Rural Livelihoods Through Easier Access to Information on Plant Genetic Resources - GCP/GLO/685/GER

Abstract

There is an often significant lack of standards concerning the exchange of information on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture stored in gene banks. In this context, the project aimed to improve the value and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture through facilitated access to scientific information and capacity development, contributing to the implementation of the Global Information System of Article 17 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. It aimed to achieve this through three main components: (i) the development of a web portal to connect plant genetic resources information systems and datasets, (ii) the development and promotion of standards for germplasm description and documentation and (iii) the organization of training activities in two main regions to document germplasm available in the Multilateral System of the International Treaty and other useful information for plant breeders, farmers and researchers.