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As well as eating more vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds because of nutrition concerns, there is a trend towards consuming more plant-based proteins, like pulses. These voices were not a part of the discussions when the International Treaty was first negotiated, but they are now increasingly making themselves heard.

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. The Belgian also gave insight into the challenges that crop up over the international break as his side get ready to return to domestic action.In these contexts, the International Treaty’s multilateral approach for collaboration between countries is ever more important. People have big expectations about international weeks about what you can do as a coach, but people often forget that a lot of the players are gone. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 dominated last year like no other news—and for good reason. The conflict is the largest land war in Europe since World War II, it has upended the global economy, and has forced nearly 8 million Ukrainians to flee their country. Climate change is only adding to the interdependence, but countries have always been reliant on one another for crops that originated elsewhere. For example, coffee varieties from Africa have travelled all over the world. While, in terms of potatoes, South America still has more varieties to offer than any other region.

In many countries, undernutrition and overnutrition coexist as diets undergo radical changes and processed products often supplant traditional foods. With the trends of overweight and obesity becoming as concerning as hunger, nutritious plants and not just caloric ones, need to be incorporated in our food basket.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.