
PlantTreaty
@planttreaty
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture of the FAO, the UN agency leading efforts towards #ZeroHunger
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱
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http://www.fao.org/plant-treaty 31-05-2009 10:06:43
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Tomorrow is #BiodiversityDay. Biodiversity enriches our diets. Biodiversity provides vital ecosystem services. Biodiversity is vital for human wellbeing. Biodiversity is the foundation of food production. Biodiversity is ESSENTIAL.🌱👨🏽🌾💚🌿🥗 FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity UN Biodiversity


5 must-know #Biodiversity targets for our food systems: 🌱 Restore ecosystems 🌾 Protect genetic resources 🚫 Cut pollution 🐟 Boost biodiversity in agri/aquaculture ⚖️ Reform harmful incentives Food and Agriculture Organization & the PlantTreaty are helping make it happen. UN Biodiversity UN Environment Programme International Seed Federation

On #BiodiversityDay, we spotlight SDG 2 & Farmers’ Rights. For generations, farmers have safeguarded the #seeds that feed us. The @PlantTreaty supports their rights and protects crop diversity, key to ending hunger and achieving sustainability. 👩🏾🌾🌱 @FAOClimate UN Biodiversity

On #BiodiversityDay, Cindy Côté-Andreetti shares how the Benefit-sharing Fund is helping revive ancient crops in Georgia. 500+ traditional varieties of wheat, maize & beans are back in the fields & gene banks, boosting food diversity & resilience.🌱 Food and Agriculture Organization FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity UN Biodiversity

🌱 Reminder! We’re now on bluesky! If you haven’t followed us yet, come say hi and grow with us in our new digital space 💬 We’re sharing fresh updates, ideas, and all things 🔗 bit.ly/3SmXmVJ #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #SocialMedia UNDP Climate UN Biodiversity

Food and Agriculture Organization has been at the forefront of rebuilding agricultural systems & securing the most basic human need: FOOD. As we mark #FAO80, join us in shaping a year of global action to transform agrifood systems, leaving no one behind. ➡️ bit.ly/4dkk2PO #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed


“All of humanity depends on the world’s oceans and seas.” — António Guterres on the urgent need to #SaveOurOcean. More ahead of June’s UN Ocean Conference: sdgs.un.org/conferences/oc…


The power of the International Plant Treaty’s Multilateral System is connecting the world through seeds. 🌐 🌱 ➡️ bit.ly/4dkk2PO #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity International Seed Federation The Crop Trust CGIAR Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT WFO Seed Savers Exchange UN Environment Programme ipbes


June 5 is #WorldEnvironmentDay, and this year is all about collective action to #BeatPlasticPollution. At the heart of a healthier planet is #biodiversity & the Plant Treaty plays a key role in protecting the seeds & crops that sustain life on Earth. FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity UN Environment Programme


🌱Seeds are tiny. 🌱Seeds are mighty. 🌱Seeds feed the world. 🌱No seeds, no food. 🌱No seeds, no future. #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity Food and Agriculture Organization International Seed Federation The Crop Trust UN Biodiversity Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT CGIAR UNDP Climate Seed Savers Exchange Euroseeds Seed World Europe IRRI 🌾 IFPRI

🚨Today! Over 60 farmers, indigenous leaders, genebanks & researchers gather in Cusco, Peru for 3-day International @PlantTreaty Knowledge-sharing Workshop for GRULAC. 👩🏽🌾 🔬🌱 #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity Oxfam International International Potato Center INIA Perú




🥔 Potatoes are tradition, prosperity and nutrition. Tomorrow we celebrate the power of this resilient staple crop in building a better future. ...and the #farmers who have protected potato diversity over millennia. #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #InternationalDayOfPotato Food and Agriculture Organization

📰✨ Stay in the loop with Treaty Headlines! From global seed stories to Treaty developments, we’ve got your monthly dose of #biodiversity news. Catch up here ➡️ bit.ly/3HxkA9h #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed FAO Newsroom CGIAR @Croptrust IFPRI Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT International Seed Federation IRRI 🌾


📸 Celebrating the roots of #biodiversity on #InternationalDayOfPotato! Kent Nnadozie, Plant Treaty Secretary, joined the Peruvian Ambassador and Director of NSP to honor the vital role in safeguarding potato genetic resources. 🌱 #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed FAO Perú FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity


Feliz #DíaInternacionalDeLaPapa! 🥔 A través del Sistema Multilateral del Tratado Internacional, se han intercambiado más de 51,000 muestras de papa en 134 países, con Perú a la cabeza, aportando casi la mitad. 🌱 ➡️ bit.ly/4knb6wa FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity FAO Perú International Potato Center

📖Read Plant Treaty Secretary, Kent Nnadozie's take on why this crop matters for global #FoodSecurity. EN 👉🏾 bit.ly/43DyGO2 AR 👉 bit.ly/3StlNkw FR 👉🏿 bit.ly/3T6aD5b ES 👉🏼 bit.ly/3Hj7oop FAO Newsroom FAO Perú International Potato Center
