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Man holding potatos.The Crop Trust traveled to Cusco, Peru, to visit the Parque de la Papa (Potato Park), the center of origin of the potato. (Photo: Luis Salazar for Crop Trust)
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Harnessing the power of wild potatoes to feed a climate-challenged world while reducing agrochemical use

Lima, Peru, December 21, 2022 – As the global population burgeons past 8 billion and climate change makes it harder to grow food, scientists in South America are tapping the power of wild potatoes to breed disease-resistant and...

21 Dec 2022

Rice terraces at different stages of maturity in a Betsileo village. Betsileo communities in the central highlands are especially renowned for their advanced rice farming. Wherever a flat surface exists – or can be built – rice can be planted. The farmers sow a wide assortment of local types at different times, employing irrigation to grow some in the dry season and waiting for the rainy season to plant others. This diversity is all at once a source of efficiency, security, cultural identity, and pride.Complex rice terraces irrigated by streams are in various states of harvest. The Betsileo communities are famous for their intricate landscaping stretching high into the hills. (Photo Credit: Toby Smith/Reportage by Getty Images for The Global Crop Diversity Trust).
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Biodiversity protection “window of opportunity is closing,” warn scientists at COP15

Authorities are trying to adopt a new set of goals to prevent and reverse the loss of nature. At COP15 in Montreal, delegates are discussing a global biodiversity framework with clear targets for overexploitation, pollution and...

16 Dec 2022

Farmer working in rice fields.A farmer tends to rice paddies at the Maname experimental farm in Tolima, where different varieties of exotic rice destined for Colombian restaurants are tested under local conditions. (Photo: Juan Arredondo/ Reportage by Getty Images for Crop Trust)
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‘Without Nature, We Have Nothing’: Un Chief Sounds Alarm at Key Un Biodiversity Event

The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.

The conference is...

6 Dec 2022

Farmer placing a stone to vote for wheat variety.Marchouch region, Morocco. Farmer Abdellah Bounagua carefully selects a row and places his one stone. Visiting farmers are given one stone and asked to select their preferred variety. The host farmer receives two stones. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
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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

A field technician for the durum wheat breeding project shows a durum wheat spike.A field technician for the durum wheat breeding project shows a durum wheat spike. ICARDA Terbol station. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
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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

Shot of a forest from above.A new report about tree diversity launched by the Crop Trust at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)'s annual Climate event, held alongside the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Source: Adobe Stock)
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Reversing Tree Diversity Decline: Why We Need All the Species We’ve Got

New report shows importance of tree diversity for ecosystems and people in a changing climate.

17 Nov 2022

People harvesting in Madagascar fieldSmall-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7% of climate finance even as they are forced to cope with droughts, floods, cyclones and other disasters. (Photo: Toby Smith/Reportage by Getty Images for the Crop Trust)
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Adapt or Starve: COP27 Spotlights Agriculture Challenges and Solutions in the Face of Climate Change

Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 percent of climate finance even as they are forced to cope with droughts, floods, cyclones and other disasters.

This...

12 Nov 2022

Coffee berries held in hands.Geisha coffee berries from Hacienda La Esmeralda in Panama. Hacienda la Esmeralda is renowned as the largest producer of Geisha coffee, a variety originally from Ethiopia, which arrived in Panama via the CATIE genebank in the 1960s. (Photo: Luis Salazar/Crop Trust)
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The Science of Coffee: Plant Genetics

8 Nov 2022

More Funding Needed for Climate Adaptation, as Risks MountThe International Rice Research Institute. IRRI is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. (Photo: Brent Stirton/ Reportage by Getty Images for Crop Trust)
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More Funding Needed for Climate Adaptation, as Risks Mount

Countries must urgently ramp up action to adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change, as efforts now are too little and too slow, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) said in its latest report, published on Thursday.

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4 Nov 2022

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