Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Target Target 2.5 By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed

2.5.1 Number of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities


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Number of local breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution (number)

Area grouping200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Africa...................................................18181919
Eastern Africa...................................................8888
West Africa...................................................0000
North Africa......................................................233
Southern Africa...................................................8888
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa...................................................8888
Economic Community Of West African States...................................................0000
East African Community...................................................3333
Southern African Development Community...................................................8888
Arab Maghreb Union......................................................233
Inter-Governmental Authority for Development...................................................8888
Community of Sahel-Saharan States...................................................2233
Mineral Reach Countries ......................................................888
Island economies...................................................0000
Land-locked countries......................................................999
Land-locked LDCs......................................................999
Least developed countries...................................................8888
Non-Oil LDCs...................................................8888
Non-Oil Producing...................................................18181919
Oil producing economies.........................................................00
Sahel......................................................000
Small Island states...................................................0000
Sub-Saharan Africa...................................................16161616