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Jack Harlan: Sounding the Alarm on Crop Diversity Loss
In this edition, our Seed Heroes series pays tribute to U.S. scientist Jack Harlan. His plant collection expeditions and profound multidisciplinary knowledge helped shape the future of crop diversity conservation and genebanks.
19 May 2025
Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security Brings Together International Stakeholders to Address Global Hunger
BONN, GERMANY, May 14, 2025 – On May 12-13, global leaders and experts convened in Bonn, Germany, for the first stakeholder meeting of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security.
With an estimated 735 million people...
14 May 2025
Building a Stronger Genebank Network, One Connection at a Time
In a world in which growing food demand is about the only certainty, digital tools are helping genebanks conserve and share the crop diversity that underpins our global food security.
By streamlining operations and connecting...
9 May 2025
Crop Trust Joins the Global Donor Platform
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is pleased to welcome the Crop Trust as its newest member. Representing Crop Trust will be Jaspreet Stamm, Director of External Affairs and Conrad Rein, Secretary of the...
2 May 2025
Seeds and Storms: Safeguarding the Philippines’ Crop Diversity Against Climate Change
Every year, the Philippines braces for an average of 20 typhoons. And every year, the scientists at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (NPGRL) in Los Baños do a lot of worrying. The next storm could erase decades of...
17 Apr 2025
Securing Our Food Legacy for Generations to Come
What makes us resilient? What enables us to overcome hardships no matter the crisis? Diversity is what enables us to bounce back from challenges. And it’s that way for our agriculture as well.
Ensuring Food and Nutrition Security
The Crop Trust is the only organization in the world that focuses solely on building and supporting a global system of genebanks for the conservation of crop diversity.
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