The twelfth regular session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA 12) was held from 19-23 October 2009, in Rome, Italy.

It was preceded by a special information seminar on policies and arrangements for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) for genetic resources for food and agriculture, which convened on 17 October 2009. CGRFA 12 adopted: the Strategic Plan 2010-2017 for implementation of its multi-year programme of work; a resolution on policies and arrangements for ABS for genetic resources for food and agriculture; and a funding strategy for implementation of the Global Plan of Action for animal genetic resources. It also elected members for the Intergovernmental Technical Working Groups on plant, animal and forest genetic resources, and approved the outline of a report on the state of the world’s forest genetic resources.
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