The genetic diversity of our plants and forests is at risk, new FAO reports warn - Caribbean News Global

UN FAO Report at CGRFA-20: Global Crop Diversity Under Threat as Nine Crops Dominate Production

In March 2025, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) based in Rome, Italy published the Third Report on the State of the World’s (SoW3) Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA), raising concerns about the declining diversity of plant genetic resources. The report was released on the 20th meeting of the […] The post UN FAO Report at CGRFA-20: Global Crop Diversity Under Threat as Nine Crops Dominate Product…

The genetic diversity of our plants and forests is at risk, new FAO reports warn - Caribbean News Global

Empowering farmers, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and scientists to conserve and use genetic resources is key to resilient agrifood systems ROME — Genetic diversity is key to creating more resilient agrifood systems that withstand challenges such as shifting climate patterns. Since 80 percent of the food we consume is plant-based, preserving a wide range of genetic materials allows farmers to grow crops and varieties suited to their loca…

Europe moves towards a regulatory framework for new genomic techniques based on science opinion

ROME – The genetic resources that underpin the world’s agri-food systems and forests are declining, according to reports published on Wednesday 26 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in which it advocates policies for their preservation. “Strengthening conservation and [...] This article Peligra the genetic diversity of food plants and forests was originally published in IPS News Agency