Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2013-04-24

Obtaining Membership of the International Treaty on Plant Gene Resources for Food and Agriculture

? the International Treaty on Gene Resources for Food and Agriculture was established in 2002 and 128 countries have become signatories to this Treaty. It has become a timely need for Sri Lanka to obtain Membership of International Organizations of this nature which provide valuable opportunities for conservating plant genetic resources and their sustainable usage. The proposal made by Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Minister of Agriculture, for Sri Lanka to sign the above Treaty, was approved by the Cabinet.