What is your favorite taco? The diversity of different ingredients to make a tasty taco makes it a difficult decision. That diversity begins long before maize is harvested for tortillas or beans are harvested for filling. It...

New study underlines the need for more flexible policies to support farmer-led seed innovation after 30 years of success.

Around the world, seed systems are being tested by climate shocks, rising costs, disrupted trade and...

At the Crop Trust, we invest in crop diversity. But what does that mean, exactly?

In 2025, it meant securing thousands of seed samples for the future, supporting new climate-resilient crop varieties, helping farmers access...

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY, 17 June 2026 – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened its door for the second time this year, adding over 15,000 new seed samples. This marks a major milestone for the Seed Vault. Its collection has now...

The CGIAR has taken a major step forward in the long-term conservation of crops that cannot be stored as seed, as Ecuador becomes the first country to deposit material in the new Cryopreservation Vault at the International Potato...

For many smallholder farmers in the tropical highlands of East Africa, the dream of a bountiful potato harvest is increasingly overshadowed by a ‘chemical tax.’ Disease pressure keeps farmers trapped in a costly cycle – spraying...