ABSTRACT
Negotiations leading to the creation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), which had protracted over a period of seven years, were intense and at times frustrating. 1 In fact, it was feared that, after many years of negotiations, with so much invested in terms of financial resources and time, the process was headed for collapse. However, governments and other stakeholders ultimately marshalled adequate political will to overcome all odds and adopt the final text of the ITPGRFA in November 2001 through the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Conference Resolution 3/2001.
