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G–8
Communiqué
Excerpt from Science and Technology for Sustainable Development
— A G8 Action Plan Section 3.1, "Agriculture
and Biodiversity" Where the Heads of State of G8
Nations, meeting at Evian-les-Bains in the French Alps,
June 1–3, 2003 agreed to:
Promote the conservation and sustainable use of genetic
resources for food and agriculture: "Support the
International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food
and Agriculture by concluding negotiations over a standard
material transfer agreement that facilitates access to
plant genetic resources for agricultural research and
development and equitable sharing of benefits arising
from their use." "Support efforts to ensure
funding for genetic resources conservation in the framework
of the priorities set up by the Food and Agriculture Organisation
Commission on Genetic Resources."
Help developing countries improve their agricultural productivity
in a sustainable manner: "Support the Consultative
Group for International Agricultural Research’s vital
role in disseminating agricultural research, as well as
the Global Forum for Agricultural Research and other regional
and national agronomic research organisations and North-South
and South-South research partnerships."
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