Carrot Stress Tolerance and Wild Relative Breeding
Field, Lab, Earth Podcast
from the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America
Episode 42 - “Tapping into Wild Carrot Diversity for New Sources of Abiotic Stress Tolerance...
18 Sep 2020
18 Sep 2020
All Hail the Rise of the Climate-Smart Potato
Plus, 5 facts about the humble root vegetable’s extraordinary potential
Sandra Cordon | Global Landscapes Forum
The potential of the potato has only just begun to be realized.
Some 368 million metric tons of potatoes were...
19 Aug 2020
19 Aug 2020
Indigenous Peoples Hold the Past and Future of Food in Their Hands
Alejandro Argumedo | Food Tank
August 9 was the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – a celebration of the uniqueness of the traditions of Quechua, Huli, Zapotec, and thousands of other cultures, but also of the...
10 Aug 2020
10 Aug 2020
The Vault for Global Food Security
Sayanti Sengupta | seventeen goals Magazine
The world population has been growing by leaps and bounds. How do we then ensure food security for all in the face of climate extremes and crop failures? The answer lies in plant seeds-...
3 Jul 2020
3 Jul 2020
Pandemics Aren't Limited to People
How the world's most famous seed vault defends plants against their next big outbreak
Simran Sethi | The Counter
Banner photo: NordGen
In March, plant physiologist Stephanie Greene zipped herself into a padded snowsuit made to...
25 May 2020
25 May 2020
A Vault for Seeds
Tim Farin | KfW
While the world is talking of a crisis in international cooperation, the Crop Trust and its partners in countries around the world are creating a global system to secure our future food supply. To achieve this...
25 May 2020
25 May 2020
Is a Pandemic the Time to Think About Genebanks?
Reasons to consider seeds in the time of the coronavirus
By Luigi Guarino, Director or Science and Charlotte Lusty, Head of Programs and Genebank Platform Coordinator
Perhaps you think that the middle of a global pandemic is not...
25 Apr 2020
25 Apr 2020
The 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Protecting the World's Crops Amid Catastrophes Like Coronavirus
Luise Boyle | The Independent
Rising out of the snowy expanse on a remote archipelago halfway between Norway and the North Pole, sits a granite edifice topped by a glowing art installation that resembles the Northern Lights. This...
31 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020
We Need Each Other, We Feed Each Other
Simran Sethi | Medium
Last week, the government of Norway, Crop Trust and Nordic Genetic Resource Centre — entities that jointly support the Svalbard Global Seed Vault — hosted a historic Seed Summit culminating in the largest...
9 Mar 2020
9 Mar 2020