Action Plan to Strengthen Conservation and Use of PGRFA M. Ramirez, Regional Director, Americas Office June 16-20, 2014 презентация

Director, Americas Office
June 16-20, 2014

of agriculture to new climates will need materials found beyond national frontiers

Opportunities: native PGRFA represent present and future options for access to adapted seeds; within framework of the International Treaty

of native plant genetic resources of Mesoamerica strategic for the adaptation of agriculture to climate change.
Focused on 10 Mesoamerican crops important for local and global food security, with potential to generate income.
Developed through a systematic analysis of relevant information + broad consultation with regional stakeholders resulting in the identification of a key set of activities (87) to be implemented in the next decade.

in Mesoamerica: 26 crop species and >350 CWR
Zea, Phaseolus, Manihot, Ipomoea, Cucurbita, Amaranthus, Capsicum, Carica, Persea, Tripsacum
Section based on:
Crop types: grains, tubers, horticultural, trees, fodder
Treaty annex and non-annex
Regional priority crops
Important for food security, diets and income generation

known)
3 meetings: >100 representatives of >40 institutions

Council (CAC)
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA): plan to guide activities + political follow-up
Several single and multi-country initiatives inside and outside Latin America
reform national seed legislation of Guatemala, collection missions to fill gaps
national committee on PGRFA of Honduras use as roadmap
Countries in Asia, Africa and South-America, FAO commision PGRFA: use plan as guide
International Treaty: priority funding for activities implementing plan