Science Days for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Side-event.

The importance of plant genetic resources in the context of Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems: the role of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Organised by the Global-hub on Indigenous Peoples' food systems & the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Monday July 5, 2021 | 14:00 - 15:30 CEST.

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The side-event will feature the importance of crop genetic resources and the critical role of the Indigenous Peoples in conserving crop biodiversity in situ, furthering crop adaption to climate change and maintaining wide, diverse, nutritious food bases.

Draft Agenda:

Facilitator: Charlotte Milbank, Academic Fellow, Indigenous Peoples Unit, FAO and PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

14:00 – 14:15 Opening remarks

• Ismahane Elouafi, FAO Chief-Scientist 
• Anne Nuorgam, Chair, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) 
• Kent Nnadozie, Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

14:15 – 14:25 Keynote speaker

Importance of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems in maintaining biodiversity and plant genetic diversity

• Gam Shimray, Secretary General, Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact, member of the Global-Hub

14:25 – 15:30 Open Dialogue: The importance of plant genetic resources in the context of Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems

• Tania Martinez Cruz, Indigenous leader, University of Greenwich 
• Danny Hunter, the Alliance of CIAT and Bioversity International 
• Svanhild-Isabelle Batta Torheim, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Norway

15:00 – 15:25 Brainstorming and Participatory Dialogue

15:25 – 15:30 Way forward

• Yon Fernández-de-Larrinoa, Chief, Indigenous Peoples Unit, FAO

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For more information visit: fao.org/Indigenous-Peoples

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