Food

The entry into force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture marks the commitment of the world community to a freestanding convention directed at addressing both global needs for food security and internationally agreed objectives regarding the concepts of 'access and benefit-sharing' found in the Convention on Biological Diversity.

La entrada en vigor del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Agricultura y la Alimentación marca el compromiso de la comunidad internacional con un acuerdo independiente dirigido a abordar tanto las necesidades mundiales de seguridad alimentaria como los objetivos acordados a nivel internacional en relación con los conceptos de "acceso y participación en los beneficios" plasmados en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica.

L'entrée en vigueur du Traité international sur les ressources phytogénétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture signale l'engagement de la communauté mondiale à l'égard d'un accord autonome qui a pour but d'aborder à la fois la nécessité d'assurer la sécurité alimentaire au niveau mondial et les objectifs ayant fait l'objet d'un consensus international relatifs aux concepts « d'accès et de partage des avantages » figurant dans la Convention sur la diversité biologique.

The entry into force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture marks the commitment of the world community to a freestanding convention directed at addressing both global needs for food security and internationally agreed objectives regarding the concepts of "access and benefit-sharing" found in the Convention on Biological Diversity.

For the 13th meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-13), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) commissioned the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to produce this report. The report presents recommendations for policy and decision makers with regard to sustainable food production, sustainable food consumption and ecological sustainability.