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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


Highlights for Wednesday, 7 October 2015

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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

The "Campana della Pace" in front of the Preamble to the FAO Constitution

A morning plenary considered: cooperation with the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the CBD and other organizations; issues related to the autonomy of the Treaty within the FAO framework; and the draft multi-year programme of work (MYPOW). A contact group on cooperation with the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Trust) met at lunchtime and in the evening. The contact group on enhancing the Multilateral System (MLS) and on the Funding Strategy met in the afternoon and evening. The contact group on farmers’ rights and sustainable use met in the afternoon. An evening plenary addressed compliance, cooperation with other bodies and organizations, and issues related to the autonomy of the Treaty. The budget committee met in the evening.

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

View of the plenary during the morning session

Theo Van Hintum, Co-Chair of the contact group on the Global Information System

Francisco López, ITPGRFA Secretariat, and Matthew Worrell, GB 6 Chair, Australia

Desterio Nyamongo, Kenya

Hamoud Darwish Salim Al-Hasani, Oman

Dan Leskien, CGRFA Secretariat

Yvette Lakoue, Central African Republic

Clarissa Nina, Brazil

Claudio Chiarolla, WIPO

Juanita Chaves, GFAR

Donal Coleman, Ireland

Teshome Hunduma, Development Fund of Norway

Michael Halewood, CGIAR Consortium

Mir Amanuddin Haidari, Afghanistan

Kent Nnadozie, Álvaro Toledo and Francisco López, ITPGRFA Secretariat

Pierre Du Plessis, Namibia, with Donna Mackay, UK
Delegates from the Near East

Contact group on sustainable use and farmers' rights

View of the dais during the contact group on sustainable use and farmers' rights

Brad Fraleigh, Canada

Bell Batta Torheim, Co-Chair of the contact group on sustainable use and farmers' rights, Norway

Mayra Caldera, US

Contact group on enhancing the Multilateral System and on the Funding Strategy

View of the dais during the contact group on enhancing the Multilateral System and on the Funding Strategy

Bert Visser, Co-Chair of the contact group on enhancing the Multilateral System and on the Funding Strategy, the Netherlands

Javad Mozafari Hashjin, Iran
Room view during the contact group on enhancing the Multilateral System and on the Funding Strategy

Participants networking
ENB Daily Coverage —About | 3 Oct | 5 Oct | 6 Oct | 7 Oct | 8 Oct | 9 Oct | Summary

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