BOLD
Beyond Hummus
To some, chickpeas are synonymous with hummus. But that’s a pretty limited view of a crop that is the second most eaten pulse in the world.
Chana dal, Burmese tofu, farinata di ceci, chana masala, chakhchoukha, guasanas. They’re...
10 Feb 2023
Urgent Action Needed as Farmer Varieties Disappear from Use
A team of genebank specialists recently reviewed national crop genebanks in Uganda and Tanzania as part of the Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) Project.
7 Feb 2023
BOLD funding for GridScore and Germinate
The Crop Trust's BOLD project has awarded the James Hutton Institute with funding to further develop its innovative software to support global food security efforts.
Hutton’s homegrown software platforms, GridScore and Germinate,...
3 Feb 2023
Farmers in Mali Go Wild for Sorghum
Moïse Mounkoro held three cards in his hand – one red, one yellow and one white. He felt like he was the football umpire in his local village of Sokoro in east central Mali.
He pulled out a red card, not to eject a player from...
30 Jan 2023
Kenyan Farmers Welcome “Exotic” Sorghum
ICSWC 14RS 00020-3-47-1:201704 may be a mouthful, but to Kenyan farmers it could spell food security and better livelihood.
24 Jan 2023
A Treasure Trove of Crop Diversity, for Pakistan and the World
A team of genebank experts visited the Bio-resources Conservation Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan, in June 2022 as part of the Crop Trust's BOLD (Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development) Project. The review they...
10 Jan 2023
Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding
The National Genetic Resources Center (NGRC) in Yemen is the first genebank to receive funds from the new Emergency Reserve for genebanks facing urgent threats to their precious collections of crop diversity.
The Emergency...
9 Dec 2022
Three Key Takeaways from Food Forever: Climate-proofing our Food For Future Generations
Crop diversity – without which we cannot adapt to the climate crisis, improve livelihoods and feed everyone adequately – was highlighted at the recent Global Landscapes Forum’s (GLF) Climate event. What can we do to protect it?
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6 Dec 2022
Science Against Climate Change: Unlocking Wild Genes in Wheat
A newly bred “black-spiked” wheat with a hardiness likened to the strength of mountains is among new developments in agri-food science, which are humanity’s strong arm to offset the noticeably degrading effects of climate change that are crippling essential global food networks.
5 Dec 2022
Jabal: The New Wheat Scientists Say Can Withstand Extreme Heat and Drought
The variety is a cross between commercial and wild wheats – bred in a bid to develop crops that are more resilient to the climate crisis.
A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat has been created as part of an international...
4 Dec 2022