The International Treaty on Plant Genetic
Resources (ITPGR) has said it will set
up a global crop information system to make it easier for plant breeders to
identify and access genetic material for the development of new varieties, NaijaAgroNet reports.
The discourse on the information system will form part of the agenda at the 6th
Conference of governing body of the ITPGR for Food and Agriculture in Rome from
October 5-9.
NaijaAgroNet
learnt that as climate change increases, demand for new drought and flood
resistant seed varieties is also rising, hence
the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture as the world body responsible for overseeing the exchange of plant
genetic resources for agriculture becomes significant.
The
meeting of the 136-nation pact will discuss expanding the list of plant species
in the Treaty’s global gene pool and a subscription model for users of crop
diversity to generate income for farmers conserving ancestral crops in the
field. This will be in addition to the Treaty’s current benefit-sharing fund
that has directly helped nearly half a million poor farmers.
The ITPGR 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; ensuring that recipients share benefits they derive from the use of
these genetic materials, NaijaAgroNet recalled.
The Governing Body is the highest
organ of the Treaty as established in Article 19. Composed of representatives
of all contracting parties, its basic function is to promote the full
implementation of the treaty, including the provision of policy guidance on the
implementation of the treaty.
Cyriacus Nnaji/ED,OPs
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