Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA, Dr Stefano Diulgheroff, FAO HQs Rome Regional Workshop “Exchange of Information on National PGRFA Strategies and Development of Regional Collaborative Activities” 22-23 September 2014 - Beirut, Lebanon. © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. MONITORING AND REPORTING ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SECOND GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR PGRFA
Stefano Diulgheroff
Plant Production and Protection Division
TCP/SNO/3401
Regional Workshop
Hotel Tamar Rotana, Beirut 22-23 September 2014

2. Outline
• Introduction
• CGRFA-14, GB-5 and ITWG-7 guidance
• Timeline
• Indicators
• Reporting Format
• Expected results

3. Introduction
Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA adopted by the
143rd session of the FAO Council, Nov. 2011
315. Overall progress on implementation […]
will be monitored and guided by governments
through the Commission
316. To this end, the Commission, at its 14th
Regular Session, will agree on formats for
progress reports […] and indicators for
monitoring the implementation of the Second
GPA, building on previous work done by the
Commission

4. Introduction
• National Information Sharing Mechanisms (NISM)
established in 73 countries through a country driven,
participatory and capacity-building process
developed to monitor the implementation of the first
GPA
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• An efficient GPA monitoring system is crucial for
planning, priority-setting and mobilization of financial
resources to support national PGRFA programmes
• GPA2 Monitoring framework can also support the
monitoring of the implementation of the Treaty and
Aichi Target 13

5. CGRFA-14 on Second GPA monitoring
Adopted
• 63 indicators for monitoring the 18 Priority Activities of
the Second GPA at national level
specific, measurable and time-bound
• 3 targets, addressing the main objectives of the Second
GPA:
1) conservation, 2) sustainable use and
3) capacity development
mutually supportive, in line with the Aichi Target 13

6. CGRFA-14 on Second GPA monitoring
Asked FAO
• 3 composite indices to provide a synthetic picture of
the progress with regards to the three targets;
• Reporting format for monitoring the implementation
of the Second GPA
Decided
• first assessment of the implementation of the Second
GPA due for CGRFA-16

7. CGRFA-14 on Second GPA monitoring
Stressed
• integration of Second GPA monitoring and
preparation of The Third Report on the State of the
World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture;
Endorsed
• the proposed timeline for the Second GPA monitoring
and the preparation of The Third Report

8. GB-5 on Second GPA monitoring

9. Second GPA monitoring and The Third Report preparation
timeline

10. Indicators
Monitoring changes of
in situ diversity: Number of PGRFA surveyed/inventoried
Percentage of PGRFA threatened out of
those surveyed/inventoried
Number of farming communities involved
in on-farm PGRFA management and
improvement activities
Number of crop wild relatives and wild
food plants species actively conserved
in situ
…

11. Indicators
Monitoring changes of
ex situ diversity:
in situ diversity
Number of crops in the national gene
bank(s) that require targeted collecting
Number of accessions resulting from
targeted collecting missions in the
country
Number of species conserved ex situ
under medium or long-term conditions
Number of accessions conserved ex situ
under medium or long-term conditions
…

12. Indicators
Monitoring changes of
use:
ex situ diversity
in situ diversity
Average number of morphological traits
characterized per accession for the ex
situ collections
Number of samples distributed by gene
banks to users of germplasm
Number of new varieties released
Number of crops with active public pre-
breeding and breeding programmes
Number underutilized species with
potential for commercialization identified
…

13. Indicators
Monitoring changes of
capacity:
use
ex situ diversity
in situ diversity
Percentage of national in situ conservation
sites with management plans addressing
crop wild relatives and wild food plants
Trend in annual capacity for sustaining ex situ
collections
Existence of a governmental policy framework
and strategies for PGRFA conservation and
use
Number of accessions from ex situ collections
documented in a publicly available
information system
Percentage of staff whose skills in conserving
and using PGRFA have been upgraded
…

14. Indicators and Reporting Format
Monitoring changes of
in situ diversity: Number of PGRFA surveyed/inventoried
Percentage of PGRFA threatened out of
those surveyed/inventoried

15. Indicators and Reporting Format
Monitoring changes of
in situ diversity: Number of PGRFA surveyed/inventoried
Percentage of PGRFA threatened out of
those surveyed/inventoried
Number of farming communities involved
in on-farm PGRFA management and
improvement activities
Number of crop wild relatives and wild
food plants species actively conserved
in situ
…

16. Indicators and Reporting Format
Monitoring changes of
ex situ diversity:
in situ diversity
Number of crops conserved ex situ under
medium or long-term conditions
Number of species conserved ex situ
under medium or long-term conditions
Number of accessions conserved ex situ
under medium or long-term conditions
Percentage of ex situ accessions safety
duplicated
…

17. Reporting Format
reflects the need to limit the workload for countries on
one hand and the need to collect a robust set of data for
an adequate and efficient assessment of the status of
PGRFA
acknowledges other existing data sources applying
international standards and makes provision for them
to be incorporated without additional workload
targets information on activities carried out in the NFP
country during the reporting period

18. 3 Targets for PGRFA
•Conservation Target By 2020, an increasing proportion of the
genetic diversity of cultivated plants and their wild relatives, as well as of wild
food plant species is maintained in situ, on farm and ex situ in a
complementary manner
•Sustainable Use Target By 2020, there has been an increased use
of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to improve sustainable
crop production intensification and livelihoods while reducing genetic
vulnerability of crops and cropping systems
•Institutional and Human Capacities Target By 2020, many
more people are aware of the values of plant genetic resources for food and
agriculture and institutional and human capacities are strengthened to
conserve and use them sustainably while minimizing genetic erosion and
safeguarding their genetic diversity

19. PGRFA Targets and the Second GPA
•Conservation Target <-> HCI Priority Activities 1-7
Surveying…; On farm management…; Crop wild relatives…;
Targeted collecting…; Ex situ …
24 indicators
•Sustainable Use Target <-> HCI Priority Activities 8-12
Charact/Evaluation…; Pre-breeding/Breeding…; Broadening
diversity…; Varieties commercialization…; Seed production…
20 indicators
•Institutional and Human Capacities <-> HCI Priority Activities 13-18
Target National programmes…; Networking…;
Information sharing…; Monitoring diversity…; Human resources…
19 indicators

20. PGRFA Targets and the Second GPA
•Conservation Target <-> HCI Priority Activities 1-7
Surveying…; On farm management…; Crop wild relatives…;
Targeted collecting…; Ex situ …
24 indicators
•Sustainable Use Target <-> HCI Priority Activities 8-12
Charact/Evaluation…; Pre-breeding/Breeding…; Broadening
diversity…; Varieties commercialization…; Seed production…
20 indicators
•Institutional and Human Capacities <-> HCI Priority Activities 13-18
Target National programmes…; Networking…;
Information sharing…; Monitoring diversity…; Human resources…
19 indicators

21. PGRFA Targets and the Second GPA
•Conservation Target <-> HCI Priority Activities 1-7
Surveying…; On farm management…; Crop wild relatives…;
Targeted collecting…; Ex situ …
24 indicators
•Sustainable Use Target <-> HCI Priority Activities 8-12
Charact/Evaluation…; Pre-breeding/Breeding…; Broadening
diversity…; Varieties commercialization…; Seed production…
20 indicators
•Institutional and Human Capacities <-> HCI Priority Activities 13-18
Target National programmes…; Networking…;
Information sharing…; Monitoring diversity…; Human resources…
19 indicators

22. GPA2 Indicators and PGRFA HC Indices
•
Indicators
(i)
Normalized
Indicators
(I)
Priorities
scores (P)
HCI
score
(HCI)
a
b
c
CategoricalScore
QuantitativeScoreExpertJudgment

23. GPA2 Indicators and PGRFA HC Indices
•

24. PGRFA HC Indices Uses
•
PA1 PA2 PA3 PA4 PA5 PA6 PA7
HCI
1 PA8 PA9 PA10 PA11 PA12
HCI
2 PA13 PA14 PA15 PA16 PA17 PA18
HCI
3
Country A
Country B
Country C
Country D
Country E
Country F

25. Expected results
In 1-3 years…
A clearer
picture of the
progress in the
implementation
of the Second
GPA

26. Expected results
A clearer picture …
at global
regional
national
institutional levels

27. A clearer picture …
food crops
underutilized species
crop wild relatives
wild edible plants
Expected results

28. to strengthen national capacity
and facilitate the preparation of national
assessments, highlighting
status,
trends,
gaps,
needs
To develop/update PGRFA strategies
Expected results

29. Second GPA monitoring and The Third Report preparation
timeline

30. Thank you!