Organized by the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), this meeting will discuss the outputs of the CGRFA's Intergovernmental Technical Working Groups (ITWGs) on forest, plant, aquatic, and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture with regard to access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization (ABS). The meeting will aim to develop consolidated input for the consideration of sub-sector specific elements for ABS regarding genetic resources for food and agriculture at the sixteenth session of the CGRFA to be held in early 2017.  

dates: 13-15 September 2016  
venue: FAO Headquarters, Via delle Terme di Caracalla  
location: Roma, Lazio, Italy  
contact: CGRFA Secretariat  
phone: +39 06 5705 4981  
fax: +39 06 57055246  
e-mail: cgrfa@fao.org  
www: http://www.fao.org/nr/cgrfa/cgrfa-meetings/abs/ttle-3/en/