The International Agrobiodiversity Congress has called upon nations to accord top priority to the agrobiodiversity conservation and their sustainable use towards achieving targets of Sustainable Development Goals relating to poverty alleviation. <br/><br/>The four-day Congress which concluded in New Delhi yesterday adopted a Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management. In the declaration, participating delegates have urged the researchers and policy-makers to strengthen, and promote complementary conservation strategies to conserve and use agrobiodiversity. <br/><br/>The Congress has recommended that the governments and societies put greater emphasis on public awareness and capacity enhancement programs on agrobiodiversity conservation and use. The delegates have suggested developing and implementing an agrobiodiversity index to help monitor conservation and use of agrobiodiversity.<br/><br/>In the declaration, the delegates have also urged public and private sector partnerships to actively invest and incentivize the utilization of agrobiodiversity to address malnutrition and productivity of farms. <br/><br/>Besides, the United Nations has been urged to consider declaring soon a Year of Agrobiodiversity to draw worldwide attention and to catalyze urgent action. AIR correspondent reports, it was the 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress held in New Delhi and was attended by 900 participants from 60 countries.

The International Agrobiodiversity Congress has called upon nations to accord top priority to the agrobiodiversity conservation and their sustainable use towards achieving targets of Sustainable Development Goals relating to poverty alleviation.<br/><br/>The four day Congress which concluded today in New Delhi has adopted a Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management. In the declaration, participating delegates have urged the researchers and policy-makers to strengthen, and promote complementary conservation strategies to conserve and use agrobiodiversity. <br/><br/>The Congress has recommended that the governments and societies put greater emphasis on public awareness and capacity enhancement programs on agrobiodiversity conservation and use.The delegates have suggested developing and implementing an agrobiodiversity index to help monitor conservation and use of agrobiodiversity.<br/><br/>In the declaration, the delegates have also urged public and private sector partnerships to actively invest and incentivize the utilization of agrobiodiversity to address malnutrition and productivity of farms. Besides, the United Nations has been urged to consider declaring soon a Year of Agrobiodiversity to draw worldwide attention and to catalyze urgent action. AIR correspondent reports, it was the 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress held in New Delhi and was attended by 900 participants from 60 countries.