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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

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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

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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

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Crop Science Honors Research on Crop Wild Relatives

Two research studies conducted as part of the Crop Trust’s Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) Project have won awards for excellence after appearing in a special issue of the U.S. journal Crop Science last year.

The bimonthly flagship...

7 Oct 2022

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United States Contributes to Fund To Protect Collections of Crop Diversity Under Imminent Threat

NEW DELHI, India (28 September 2022) – The Government of the United States of America has announced it is making a contribution to the Emergency Reserve, a funding mechanism established jointly by the Crop Trust and the Internatio...

28 Sep 2022

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Sarada Krishnan, the Crop Trust’s new Director of Programs, talks about BOLD

Sarada Krishnan joined the Crop Trust as Director of Programs at the beginning of July 2022. Prior to joining the Crop Trust, Sarada was Director of Horticulture at the Denver Botanic Gardens in the USA.

In August 2022, she...

8 Sep 2022

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Climate Proofing the Carrot: Where Flavor Meets Stress Tolerance

Carrots are tasty, versatile, and – while your tomatoes and cauliflowers go all squishy – easy to store for a long time. Most importantly, carrots are packed with micronutrients, especially the precursor of vitamin A.

But carrots...

30 Aug 2022

4 Apr 2020

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Pigeonpea: Food for Drought

Drought is a terrifying prospect for all farmers, and a matter of life and death for many. A nutritious legume that can produce harvests with just 65 cm of rain a year, pigeonpea protects lives from the ground up.

The Horn of...

17 Aug 2022

30 Apr 2014

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Strengthening Genebanks in Ecuador and Peru

A team of experts traveled to Ecuador and Peru to review the national genebanks in a visit organized by the Crop Trust under the Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) Project.

Ecuador and Peru are...

11 Aug 2022

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Support for National Genebanks Underway

Seeds maintained in genebanks worldwide are the foundation of our future food and nutrition security.

16 Jun 2022

ICRISAT’s Damaris Odeny. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust
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Accessible Software for Accessible Seeds

As any plant breeder and researcher will tell you, it’s all about the data. It’s the data that allows them to make smart choices about the crops they breed, speeding up the process of getting new varieties into farmers’ fields and...

25 May 2022

Women in Science: Shivali Sharma
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From a Childhood in the Himalayas to Addressing Global Food Security: Shivali Sharma

This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring interviews with inspiring, talented female scientists whose work involves conserving crop diversity.

Shivali Sharma grew up...

8 Mar 2022

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