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CBD Secretariat Signs Memo of Cooperation with IFAP

July 13, 2007

This month, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) signed an agreement with the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) on future cooperation between the two organizations. IFAP represents 115 farmers’ organizations in over 80 countries, most of them developing, and with a strong representation of small scale farming interests.

The partnership will strengthen the collaboration between CBD and IFAP in the management and conservation of biodiversity. IFAP will contribute to improving the effectiveness of the program of work on agricultural biodiversity through representing farmers’ views and by raising awareness among its members on the importance of biodiversity in the context of sustainable agricultural development.

Read the complete article at http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-07-02-ifap-en.pdf.