News Headline
FAO, ICBA ink agreements to save plant genetic resources, boost food security in world’s marginal areas
Source
Relief Web
Publication Date
2019-03-11
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Dr. José Graziano da Silva, and Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, signed two landmark agreements today, expanding existing cooperation between the two institutions on plant genetic resources, biosaline agriculture and climate change adaptation in the world’s marginal environments.