¿We, as participants gathered here at the Global Forum for Agricultural Research in Dresden,
Germany, on May 21 2000, being drawn from the national agricultural research systems,
regional and sub- regional organizations, universities, advanced research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, farmers¿ organizations, multilateral and donor
agencies, and international agricultural research centers, recognize the important contribution of
plant genetic resources for food and agriculture towards food security, poverty alleviation, and
environmental sustainability.¿