In the Media

Two recent features by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT spotlight how Colombia is working to scale the potential of locally important opportunity crops – and where barriers still hold them back.

Both stories...

A new article by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) explores how AI is transforming crop breeding, describing it as a ‘force multiplier’ that can improve the pace, precision and scope of crop improvement....

Scientists and technicians complete the objective of protecting seeds threatened by the war in a cold storage facility at an undisclosed location in the west of the country. The material may one day play a fundamental role in food...

The exhibition, “An Immersive Journey of Seeds: The Infinite Loop and Seeds of Peru,” opened alongside the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Plant Treaty (GB-11).

“As climate pressures and biodiversity...

Global leaders in food security, biodiversity conservation, and gastronomy innovation gathered in Lima to launch the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants (GCCFP) ahead of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body...

Amid huge challenges for global food security, one crucial topic will be debated this month in Lima: How do we adapt our crops and seeds for an uncertain future?

The stakes could not be higher for the billions of human beings who...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine, with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and in partnership with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...

Devex reports from the lively World Seed Congress in Istanbul, where seeds – and their role in ensuring the future of food – took center stage. In a keynote and panel, World Food Prize laureate Dr. Cary Fowler and Crop Trust...

Tagesspiegel Background reports on the state of global food security, emphasizing the need for peace, funding and a strategic mix of humanitarian interventions to fight hunger.

The article notes that funding cuts from major...