Commission's work essential for a healthy future -- E. Frison

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Channel: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International, stresses the important role of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of genetic diversity. He outlines that there has been quite some progress in the area of plant genetic resources, but that it is vital to make the same level of progress with other parts of agricultural biodiversity such as livestock, forests and micro-organisms

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