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The International Treaty’s goal is to ensure that plant genetic resources are accessible by everyone, especially farmers in developing countries, so that we can all benefit from a diversity of crops that can meet our nutritional needs.

These voices were not a part of the discussions when the International Treaty was first negotiated, but they are now increasingly making themselves heard. I have been satisfied about the level in the training, in the focus of concentration and the dedication. But I also know that the first weeks with a new manager is almost a honeymoon. But new demands are also coming from other quarters, such as chefs who are keen to explore the tastes and textures of traditional, and often more sustainable, grains. For example, Sierra Leonean chef, Fatmata Binta, has made it a point in her cooking to highlight fonio millets, which require less water and are very nutritious. With its Secretariat based at FAO, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted in 2001 to ensure that the plant genetic resources most important to human diets were safeguarded and used equitably around the world. Annex 1 of this legally binding agreement lists 64 of the key crops that make up our “food basket” and whose genetic resources are exchanged by gene banks through the International Treaty’s Multilateral System for Access and Benefit-sharing. With the climate crisis affecting global precipitation patterns and temperatures, certain varieties of crops are no longer growing well in places where they once thrived. For example, just a few years ago, perhaps not many people would have predicted that maize would become difficult to grow in some parts of Africa. Yet, farmers in these areas are now searching for other crops, like millets, that are more suitable to the reduced rainfall.

In these contexts, the International Treaty’s multilateral approach for collaboration between countries is ever more important. Many of Grudova’s characters also resist their exploitation – or avenge themselves on their exploiters – with clear-eyed, inventive malice. Avalon, in which a pair of accidental sex workers flood the basement sauna they work at, drowning their abusive employers and then breaking into their maggot-ridden home, is a particular standout. It has been a really interesting first four weeks. I gave several challenges to the team and everyone has done really well. There were some challenges along the way."

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To date, we have relied on a handful of crops, such as wheat, corn and rice, for most of our caloric needs. Yet, there are more than 7 000 plant species, and perhaps up to 30 000 which are considered edible by humans. Ahead of the trip to Aberdeen on Sunday, Clement dismissed the suggestion that their hosts raise their game more when they face Rangers.