Genetic resources

Genetic resources are genetic material of actual or potential value, where genetic material means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity.^[1] Genetic resources is one of the three levels of biodiversity defined by the Convention on Biological Diversity in Rio, 1992.

Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture

Forest genetic resources

genetic resources that are preserved for various purposes such as breeding, preservation, and research

Germplasm

Plant genetic resources

Genetic resources conservation and sustainable use

a strategy to preserve genetic resources cryogenically

Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources

the only permanent intergovernmental body that addresses biological diversity for food and agriculture

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

an international agreement to promote sustainable use of the world's plant genetic resources

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

a type of biorepository which preserves genetic material