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6th Session of the Governing Body (GB 6) of the International Treaty
on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

5-9 October 2015 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy


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ENB Daily Coverage —About | 3 Oct | 5 Oct | 6 Oct | 7 Oct | 8 Oct | 9 Oct | Summary
A view of Rome near FAO

A view of Rome from the FAO terrace

On the occasion of the sixth session of the Governing Body (GB 6) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA or Treaty), to be held from 5-9 October 2015, two events were held on Saturday, 3 October: an information event on the outcomes of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System (MLS) of Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) during the biennium; and a special event on farmers' rights under the ITPGRFA, to share experiences and discuss future actions to strengthen implementation.

IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the 6th Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), which took place from 5 to 8 October 2015 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Our summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/biodiv-itpgrfa-gb6/
Specific funding for coverage of the 6th Session of the Governing Body (GB 6) of
the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) has been provided by the ITPGRFA Secretariat
ITPGRFA

Outcomes of the Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the MLS

Room view during the first session

Modesto Fernández, Working Group Co-Chair, Cuba

Bert Visser, Working Group Co-Chair, the Netherlands

Matthew Worrell, GB 6 Chair, Australia

Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGRFA Secretary

Antonio Otavio Sá Ricarte, Brazil

Gemedo Dalle Tussie, Ethiopia

Sadar Uddin Siddiqui, Pakistan

Pierre Du Plessis, Namibia

Kailash Chander Bansal, India

César Tapia Bastidas, Ecuador
From L-R: Modesto Fernández, Working Group Co-Chair, Cuba; Bert Visser, Working Group Co-Chair, the Netherlands; Matthew Worrell, GB 6 Chair, Australia; Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGRFA Secretary

Farmers' rights under the ITPGRFA

Moderator Guy Kastler, La Via Campesina

Juanita Chaves, Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and Mario Marino, ITPGRFA Secretariat

Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary, GFAR

François Meienberg, Berne Declaration

Delmah Wellington Ndhlovu, Civil Society for the ITPGRFA

Mario Marino, ITPGRFA Secretariat

Juanita Chaves, GFAR

Teshome Hunduma, Development Fund of Norway
From L-R: Juanita Chaves, GFAR; Mario Marino, ITPGRFA Secretariat; Moderator Guy Kastler, La Via Campesina; Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGRFA Secretary; Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary, GFAR; Teshome Hunduma, Development Fund of Norway

Participants Networking
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