Cooperating for genetic resources - Stimulating their conservation and sustainable use in agriculture and food

Genetic diversity in food and agriculture is vital for ensuring high quality food production and for making animal breeds, forests and plants more diverse and better adapted to cope with changing environments, the impacts of climate change (such as drought), and new pests and diseases. To reverse the loss of agricultural genetic diversity in the European Union (EU), we need everyone involved and interested in genetic resources to work together to conserve and promote existing and new genetic varieties and breeds