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Agricultural Biodiversity

Preserving while producing

Agricultural biodiversity provides not only food and income but also raw materials for clothing, shelter, medicines, breeding new varieties, and performs other services such as maintenance of soil fertility and biota, and soil and water conservation, all of which are essential to human survival. Nearly one third of the world's land area is used for food production. More »

What's New

23 July 2008
The Environment Directorate-General of the European Commission has launched a call for tender for a contract concerning an Assessment of soil biodiversity policy instruments in EU-27. More »
30 June 2008
Message du Secrétaire exécutif Ahmed Djoghalf à l’occasion de la Conférence sur l’agriculture maghrébine: défis et perspectives Du 30 juin au 2 juillet 2008, Fès, Maroc. More »
6 June 2008
Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the participants of the 38th biennial World Farmers’ Congress in Warsaw, Poland, Friday 6 June 2008. More »

Notifications

6 August 2008 (2008-100)
Request for submissions of information on experiences on the development and application of tools relevant to the sustainable production and use of biofuels. More »
4 April 2008 (2008-039)
2008 International Day for Biological Diversity: “Biodiversity and Agriculture”. More »
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Upcoming Meetings

1 - 3 October 2008, Rome, Italy
Right to Food Forum (FAO).
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This year’s theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) is “Biodiversity and Agriculture”. More »