Tonga deposited the instrument of accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) on 16 December 2014, and will become a Party on 16 March 2015, bringing the number of ITPGR Parties to 134.
21 January 2015: Tonga deposited the instrument of accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) on 16 December 2014, and will become a Party on 16 March 2015, bringing the number of ITPGR Parties to 134.
Tonga is the eighth country of the Southwest Pacific region to join the Treaty. Ministers of Agriculture of the Pacific Region endorsed a recommendation in 2012 to support Pacific Island countries and territories that have not yet ratified the Treaty to do so. The Secretariats of the Treaty and the Pacific Community are working closely to assist other countries in the region to join the ITPGR. [ITPGR News Release][ITPGR Parties]