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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

Alejandro Argumedo, ANDES, Potato Park, Peru

Delegates to the sixth session of the Governing Body (GB 6) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty or ITPGRFA) met in plenary throughout the day, to hear opening and regional statements, consider reports and organizational issues, and discuss the Multilateral System (MLS) and the Funding Strategy. A lunchtime event presented the proposed vision of the Global Information System. 

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

From L-R: Frank Rijsberman, CEO, CGIAR Consortium; Ahmed Nasser Al-Bakri, Vice Minister, Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman; Matthew Worrell, GB 6 Chair, Australia; Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGRFA Secretary; Ren Wang, Assistant Director-General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, FAO; Alejandro Argumedo, ANDES, Potato Park, Peru; and Michael Keller, Secretary General, International Seed Federation

Paz Benavidez, the Philippines

Donal Coleman, Ireland

Michael Keller, Secretary General, International Seed Federation

Robert Zeigler, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Garlich Von Essen, Secretary General, European Seed Association

Javad Mozafari Hashjin, Iran

Michael Ryan, Australia

Pat Mooney, ETC Group

Matthew Worrell, GB 6 Chair

Yacoob Mungroo, Mauritius

Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGRFA Secretary

Ahmed Nasser Al-Bakri, Vice Minister, Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman

Frank Rijsberman, CEO, CGIAR Consortium
View of the dais during the lunchtime special event on the Global Information System. From L-R: Ambassador, Marco Vargas, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to FAO; Kathryn Garforth, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); Theo Van Hintum, Co-Chair, Consultation on the Global Information System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (COGIS-PGRFA); Alejandro Argumedo, ANDES, Potato Park, Peru; Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGRFA Secretary; Ren Wang, Assistant Director-General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, FAO; Robert Zeigler, IRRI; Bodo Raatz, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Clarissa Nina, Brazil

Abdul Razak Ayazi, Afghanistan

Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa, Canada

Shakeel Bhatti, ITPGRFA Secretary with Francisco López, ITPGRFA Secretariat

Akio Yamamoto, Japan

Kudzai Kusena, Zimbabwe

Damas Mamba Mamba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Participants Networking
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