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Germplasm exchange

Thematic study for the Third Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 86 p.

Author Khoury, C.K.; Sotelo, S.; Hawtin, G.; Halewood, M.; Lopez Noriega, I.; Lusty, C.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-139703-9

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd4850en

Synopsis (short abstract) The purpose of this study is to further explore the contributions of germplasm exchange to the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA. The continued improvement of food security and nutrition largely depends on the possibility to exchange germplasm across countries and regions. Germplasm exchange and distribution may also play an important role for restoring crop collections in centres of origin or enhancing crop diversity in farmers’ fields, including after disaster situations. Information on germplasm exchange, as reported by countries through the World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (WIEWS) Reporting Tool on indicators 6, 28 and 29 of the Second GPA monitoring framework and under the Data Store of the Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Treaty), will form the basis for this thematic background study.

Last updated 18/04/2025, see corrigendum.

Statutory body / Meeting title CGRFA Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Khoury, C.K., Sotelo, S., Hawtin, G., Halewood, M., Lopez Noriega, I. & Lusty, C. 2025. Germplasm exchange – Thematic study for the Third Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd4850en

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