It is a network of public and private institutions which conserve and/or use plant genetic resources in Vietnam.

Its objective is to share information related to Vietnamese plant genetic resources and, in particular, to the implementation of the Global Plan of Action (GPA) on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) in Vietnam.

The Mechanism is used in a transparent way to facilitate access to and analysis of information, to assist decision-making processes, and to conserve the country's historical memory on PGRFA. It also offers an opportunity to the participating institutions to highlight their efforts, contribute to decision-making processes and to widen their visibility at national and international levels.

Based on the information available through this Mechanism, a strategic report on the state of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in the country is being prepared. It will be submitted to the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as the Vietnamese contribution to the preparation of the Second Report on the State for the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

A set of tools agreed by the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture:

• a list of indicators and a reporting format to monitor the implementation of the Global Plan of Action; and

• an information system including a database and a search engine.

Through the voluntary contribution of NN national institutions, coordinated by the GPA National Focal Point in collaboration with the National PGR Committee.

All stakeholders, specifically, public or private institutions, organizations, enterprises which contribute to the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in the country can be part of the Mechanism by contacting the National Focal Point:

Dr. Luu Ngoc Trinh
Director
Plant Resources Center, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science (VAAS)
Ankhanh, Hoaiduc, Hatay, Postcode: 84-34
Telephone: 84.34845320 Facsimile: 84.34650625
Email: trinh2003@hn.vnn.vn / pgrc@hn.vnn.vn 

Web links

National links

MARD - Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development

Ministry of Science and Technology

Ministry of Resources and Environment

National PGR Network

VAAS - Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science

International links

Global Plan of Action

WIEWS - World Information and Early Warning System on PGRFA

Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

FAO

Bioversity International

CBD

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Nguyen Tien Hung, Mechanism's Curator

Head of Plant Resources Data and Information Department, 

Plant Resources Center, 

Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science

An Khanh, Hoai Duc, Ha Tay, Vietnam

Tel.: 84.34845320   Fax: 84.34650625   E-mail: pgrc@hn.vnn.vn