Report of the Nineteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

This report presents the key discussions and decisions from the Nineteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, held in Rome in July 2023. The session covered various aspects of genetic resources, including their role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, access and benefit-sharing mechanisms, and digital sequence information. It also reviewed ongoing initiatives on plant, animal, forest, and aquatic genetic resources, highlighting the need for global cooperation and policy alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The session emphasized capacity-building, research, and policy reforms to enhance the sustainable use of genetic resources in food systems.