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FAO: New tool to help local crop varieties flourish
15.11.2019 19:17 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of this week, FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization) has published new guidelines aimed at assuring crop diversity and farmers resilience to plant genetic resource loss, FAO reports.
As to the report, the guidelenes, called the Voluntary Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Farmers Varieties/Landraces are a valuable aid to countries in developing national plans to conserve these critical crop resources.
As to the report, while commenting on the Guidelines, Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, admitted that «to be sustainable, farmers must grow the most genetically diverse set of crops and varieties that are suited to their agroecologies, production systems and end-users preferences».
As to the report, the new guidelines aim to assure crop diversity and farmers resilience by establishing a systematic approach to on-farm activities.
It is to be admitted, the importance of establishing a systematic approach to these on-farm activities has been recognized by international organizations and instruments including the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and the Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA. These new voluntary guidelines are the first of their kind to outline such an approach.
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