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23 March 2015, Brasilia: Landmark meeting with Global Crop Diversity Trust hosted by Embrapa takes place in Brasilia to discuss the key role that Brazil must play in food security.

Key figures from four government ministries will...

Marie Haga | Marie's Corner

The 17th meeting of the Executive Board is taking place right now in Lima, Peru where we will discuss how we envisage the complete global system for conservation and availability of crop diversity, but...

This year your strawberries could be as white as the cream poured over them, after a new variety went on sale today.

The pineberry is said to combine the shape and texture of a strawberry with a flavour and smell closer to that...

The line of cars was so thick that Hill County farmer Rodney Schronk couldn’t get into his field of sunflowers. Hordes of rubber-neckers stopped along Interstate 35W near Hillsboro were taking photographs and walking through...

Yet again, citizens of the region of Mahi yesterday celebrated the Feast of Yams. It was held at the Royal Palace of Savalon in the presence of a huge crowd and a group of dignitaries.

On the special day, King Tossoh Gbaguidi...

Valencia, Spain (15-16 May 2014) – Why eggplants? Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important vegetable crop, especially in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. According to FAO statistics, eggplant ranks 6th, after...

The potato is the world's number three food, feeding more than a billion people. But potato late blight may be the world's number one plant disease threat.

The fungus-like organism known as late blight is probably the worst...

Cassava isn't afraid of a changing climate

For poor farmers in the tropics, there are few upsides to climate change. Cassava, however, is set to take off under higher temperatures – if pests and diseases don't drag it down.

Cass...