Launch of The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The launch of the Third Report will take place during a side event at the Twentieth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. At the event, a summary of the key findings will be presented. Subsequently, a panel discussion, comprising diverse stakeholders, will discuss these findings and share perspectives on the priorities for conserving and sustainably using plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, benefiting both present and future generations. 

Agenda

13.30 Opening remarks

• FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol
• FAO Deputy Director-General Godfrey Magwenzi

13.45 Presentation of The Third Report on The State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

• Stefano Diulgheroff, FAO Information Management Officer

14.00 Panel Discussion on key issues in plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: conservation and sustainable use

Panelists:

• Lamis Chalak, Professor, Faculty of Agronomy, The Lebanese University, Lebanon
• Luigi Guarino, Chief Scientist, Crop Trust
• Normita Ignacio, Executive Director, SEARICE
• Isabel López Noriega, Scientist, Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT
• Kent Nnadozie, Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO 
• César Tapia, Líder, Departamento de Recursos Fitogenéticos, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Ecuador 
• Tiziana Ulian, Associate Professor, University of Turin and Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Panel moderator:

• Chikelu Mba, FAO Deputy Director of the Plant Production and Protection Division

Event moderator:

• Manoela Pessoa de Miranda, Secretary, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Webcast

Interpretation is available in all six FAO official languages.

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