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| FARMERS' RIGHTS IN
ITPGRFA: The Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty The Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture awards grants to organizations and projects that work towards maintaining and increasing the use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, in accordance with the objectives of the Treaty. The Call for Proposals for 2010 under the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the Treaty, which will invest more than USD 10 million in projects globally, has now been opened. Any governmental or non-governmental organization, including genebanks and research institutions, farmers and farmers' organizations and regional and international organizations, based in countries that are Contracting Parties eligible for funding, may apply for grants. The agreed focus of the Benefit Sharing Fund is: 1) Information exchange, technology transfer and capacity-building, 2) Managing and conserving plant genetic resources on-farm, 3) The sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is 8 September 2010. Applicants should be aware of the fact that pre-proposals must be submitted through the national authorities of a country that is a Contracting Party to the Treaty, i.e. through the National Focal Points, the Permanent Representatives to FAO or other official channels (see Annex 3 of the Call for Proposals: 2010). Relevant links and documents: 
Call
for Proposals 2010 Pre-Proposals Submission Forms 2010:
Strategic
Action Plans and
Immediate
Action Projects Information page of the
International Treaty Approval of the
first projects under the Benefit Sharing fundPages in this sub-section: FARMERS' RIGHTS IN ITPGRFA On the International
Treaty Central provisions on
Farmers' Rights Follow-up
in the Governing Body of the Treaty The Benefit-Sharing Fund of
the International Treaty New resolution on Farmers' Rights under the
International Treaty
Little progress on sustainable
use at the Third Session of the Plant Treaty |
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