The " Tenth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) (GB-10) will be held from 20 to 24 November 2023 in Rome, Italy. As the observer, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) was invited to participate in the session.

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted by the Thirty-First Session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 3 November 2001.

The Treaty aims at recognizing the enormous contribution of farmers to the diversity of crops that feed the world; establishing a global system to provide farmers, plant breeders and scientists with access to plant genetic materials; and ensuring that recipients share benefits they derive from the use of these genetic materials with the countries where they have been originated.

The Provisional Agenda of the ITPGRFA GB-10 is as follows:

I. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

1. Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable

2. Election of the Rapporteur

3. Appointment of the Credentials Committee

4. Establishment of the Budget Committee

II. REPORTS AND GENERAL POLICY MATTERS

5. Report of the Chairperson of the Governing Body

6. Report of the Secretary of the Governing Body

6.1 Capacity Development Strategy 

7. The Role of Plant Genetic Resources within the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)

III. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY

8. Proposal for an Amendment of the International Treaty

9. The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing

9.1 Implementation and Operations of the Multilateral System

9.2 Enhancement of the Multilateral System

10. The Funding Strategy of the International Treaty

11. The Global Information System

12. Conservation and Sustainable Use of PGRFA

13. Farmers’ Rights 

14. Compliance

15. Contribution of FAO to the Implementation of the International Treaty

16. Cooperation with International Instruments and Organizations

16.1 Cooperation with the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

16.2 Cooperation with the Global Crop Diversity Trust

16.3 Cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Nagoya Protocol

16.4 Cooperation with other International Bodies and Organizations

IV. PROGRAMME OF WORK AND BUDGET AND RELATED MATTERS

17 Multi-Year Programme of Work of the International Treaty

17.1 Review of the Multi-Year Programme of Work of the International Treaty

17.2 Consideration of "Digital Sequence Information/Genetic Sequence Data" on Genetic Resources for the Objectives of the International Treaty

18 Adoption of the Work Programme and Budget

V. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER MATTERS

19 Proposal for the renewal and term of office of the Secretary of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

20 Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons of the Eleventh Session

21 Date and Place of the Eleventh Session 

22 Adoption of the Report

Original Chinese Article:

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Translator: Sara

Checked by: Daisy

Editor: Sara    

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