2.5.1а Number of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities

2.5.1а Number of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities

2.5.1 Number of (a) plant and (b) animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities

2.5 By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed

Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Conservation of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA) in medium- or long-term conservation facilities (ex situ, in gene banks). Conservation of plant and animal resources for food and agriculture in medium- and long-term conservation facilities is considered one of the most reliable means of conserving genetic resources worldwide. Genetic resources preserved in this way can be relatively easily revitalized, and the number of genetic resources preserved in this way provides a general insight into how successful we are in maintaining/increasing overall genetic diversity for the future. This type of conservation of genetic diversity prevents the permanent loss of genetic diversity that can occur if samples are only preserved on farms and in situ.

The data represent numerical information on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture stored ex situ (in facilities for medium- or long-term conservation).

Data for this sub-indicator are collected through FAO national focal points, using the reporting format of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The data should cover all samples from the core collection, including seeds, field samples, cold storage samples, cryopreserved samples and in vitro collections.

Our national focal point updates the data in a timely manner.

The plant component of the indicator is calculated as the total number of unique accessions of plant genetic resources secured in medium- and long-term conservation facilities. This should include all specimens in core collections and unique specimens held in medium-term conservation facilities as active collections, only when these accessions are considered to become part of national core collections. Core collections may also include seed, field, cryopreserved or in vitro collections depending on the species conserved and the facilities available in the country.

number

Republic of Serbia

FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization

Annual

C020501

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