Indonesia has become the first developing country to make a voluntary financial contribution into the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR).
7 April 2014: Indonesia has become the first developing country to make a voluntary financial contribution into the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR). Announced just following the launch of the third call for project proposals under the Benefit-sharing Fund, the Indonesian contribution of US$100,000 will go towards funding the fourth round of projects, expected to be launched in 2016.
The third call for project proposals, launched on 7 March 2014, will be investing US$10 million in projects focusing on helping farmers adapt their agricultural practices to climate change, and to projects focused on technology transfer. Recent contributors to the Benefit-sharing Fund include Australia, Italy, Norway, Spain and the European Union. [ITPGR News Release]