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Wild Cousins Boost Eggplant Breeding on Our Warming Planet

The world’s farmers urgently need new crop varieties that are resilient to such results of climate change as droughts and outbreaks of new pests and diseases.

A team led by Jaime Prohens at the Universitat Politècnica de València...

30 Jan 2022

30 Jan 2022

Seed Collecting, Conservation and Collaboration in West Africa
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Seed Collecting, Conservation and Collaboration in West Africa

As a young boy growing up in Niger, Hamidou Falalou fell in love with the search for answers and knew he wanted to become a scientist. When, later, he saw climate change threatening local food security, he decided to dedicate his...

27 Jan 2022

27 Jan 2022

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Five Key Messages from "It Starts with a Seed" at GLF Climate

At the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference earlier this month, global leaders discussed how to best strengthen the world's ability to adapt to increasing climate change impacts. A parallel session at the Global Landscapes Forum...

29 Nov 2021

29 Nov 2021

Crop Trust and the Plant Treaty Launch Lifeline for Genebanks to Secure the Future of Crop Diversity
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Crop Trust and the Plant Treaty Launch Lifeline for Genebanks to Secure the Future of Crop Diversity

Climate change, the global pandemic, pest and pathogen outbreaks, and political instability are posing ever-increasing threats to genebanks around the world In response, the Crop Trust and the Secretariat of the International...

6 Nov 2021

6 Nov 2021

Deadline Extended for Grant Proposals to Safeguard Seeds in Svalbard
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Deadline Extended for Grant Proposals to Safeguard Seeds in Svalbard

As announced recently, the Crop Trust, in coordination with its partners at NordGen, the Norwegian Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Plant Treaty, are launching a competitive grant scheme to support the backing up of crop...

26 Oct 2021

26 Oct 2021

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The Future of Food is Wild

Climate change is making it harder for farmers to grow enough food to feed their families. A new potato variety called CIP-Matilde, developed by the International Potato Center (CIP) with support from the Crop Trust, is the latest...

12 Oct 2021

12 Oct 2021

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Announcing Support to Back up Crop Collections in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Because seeds don’t last forever, not even in genebanks, the Crop Trust and partners will help genebanks and other seed collection holders in their efforts to regenerate and back up crop diversity collections in the Svalbard...

4 Oct 2021

4 Oct 2021

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Biodiversity for Food Security: A BOLD Approach

A groundbreaking 10-year project is launching to improve food security and climate resilience globally and support livelihoods, health and wellbeing.  

“Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development,” or BOLD, a...

1 Oct 2021

1 Oct 2021

Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
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Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

Groundbreaking 10-year, USD 58 million project launches to secure future food security and climate resilience globally

BONN, GERMANY, September 27, 2021— The Crop Trust and the Government of Norway are launching a...

27 Sep 2021

27 Sep 2021

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