Metadata Sub-indicator 2.5.1.1. Number of plant genetic resources with reproductive material secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities

Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Target 2.5. By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and ensure access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed.

Indicator 2.5.1. Number of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities

Sub-indicator 2.5.1.1. Number of plant genetic resources with reproductive material secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities

The conservation of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) in medium- or long-term conservation facilities (ex situ, in genebanks) represents the most reliable means of conserving genetic resources worldwide. Plant and animal GRFA conserved in these facilities can easily be used in breeding programs, even directly on-farm. Measuring trends in ex situ conserved materials provides an overall assessment of the extent to which we are succeeding in maintaining and/or increasing the total genetic diversity available for future use and thus protected from any permanent loss of genetic diversity that may occur in the natural habitat, i.e. in situ, or on-farm.

The plant component is calculated as the number of accessions of plant genetic resources secured in conservation facilities under medium- or long-term conditions, where an “accession” is defined as a distinct sample of seeds, planting materials or plants held in a genebank. The Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture set the benchmark for current best scientific and technical practices for the conservation of plant genetic resources, and support key international policy instruments for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources. These voluntary standards have been adopted by the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture at its Fourteenth Regular Session.

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26/03/2024

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