Why Korea, and the World, Must Protect Crop Diversity
Dr. Michael Koch penned an editorial on the importance of conserving crop diversity and issuing a call for action in the Korea Herald.
With Pyeongchang currently hosting the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the...
19 Oct 2014
19 Oct 2014
Fund Call to Protect Global Crop Diversity: The Australian
The Australian reports on the importance of crop diversity.
PROTECTING the diversity of the world's crops is "fundamental" for ensuring food security in the face of climate change, experts warn.
GOVERNMENTS, businesses,...
28 Sep 2014
28 Sep 2014
Radio Interview: ABC News Australia
Marie Haga was interviewed for a radio broadcast of PM for ABC News Australia. Listen in:
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DAVID MARK: As world leaders meet in New York to discuss...
23 Sep 2014
23 Sep 2014
Rachel Kyte on Crop Diversity
In August 2014, Rachel Kyte penned an editorial in Scientific American on the importance of crop diversity to help our agriculture adapt to climatic changes.
News out of Harvard suggests that not only will climate change affect...
18 Aug 2014
18 Aug 2014
Grist: Wild thing, I think I Need You
Grist Online reports on report on Crop Wild Relatives: "Wild thing, I think I need you: How weeds could save dinner"
Who needs weeds? In a climate-changed world, we all do.
Wild relatives of potatoes, peas, eggplants, and...
22 Jul 2014
22 Jul 2014
Guardian Reports: Brazilian Beans and Japanese Barley to Svalbard
The Guardian reports on the addition of Brazilian beans and Japanese Barley to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Some 20,000 plant species from more than 100 countries and institutions will be added to the global seed bank in...
26 Feb 2014
26 Feb 2014
The New Indian Express: 'Conserving Seeds in Genebanks Vital'
The New Indian Express reports on the importance of conserving seeds in genebanks.
Marie Haga, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, who hails from Norway has called for the conservation of seeds in gene banks so...
25 Nov 2013
25 Nov 2013
The Hindu: Protect Crop Diversity to Feed All, Says Expert
The Hindu reports on Marie Haga's lecture at the invitation of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.
Ms. Haga, a former politician from Norway, was in Chennai on Friday to deliver the millennium lecture on ‘Feeding a growing...
23 Nov 2013
23 Nov 2013
Reuters: Norway Invests USD 23.7 Million in Crop Diversity
Thomson Reuters Foundation reports on the contribution of Norway to the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund.
24 September 2013, Muscat, Oman - The government of Norway has pledged $23.7 million to conserve and sustainably manage the...
23 Sep 2013
23 Sep 2013