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Indicator

Indicator 2.5.1: Number of (a) plant and (b) animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities

Target

Target 2.5: By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed

Metadata update

2022-03-31

International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Related indicators

Indicator 2.5.1b on animal genetic resources.