In the Media

Christine Ro,Technology Reporter for the BBC, writes about the strategies scientists are using to disaster-proof crops against diseases and climate change.

Late blight is an old foe of humans. This disease catalysed the...

In Peru, researchers are breeding drought-resistant potato varieties. They use genes from wild potato species so that cultivated potatoes can cope better with drought. German free-to-air television network WDR featured the work of...

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...

As climate change makes crop diversity even more important, gene banks struggle to stay afloat. Freelance science journalist Virginia Gewin reports in Ensia, a magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action.

During the...

Europe must play a leading role in the global effort to protect crop diversity, argues Marie Haga in an exclusive editorial text published in The Parliament Magazine.

Our planet faces unprecedented population growth with the...

Marie Haga wrote an opinion article fot the web portal Europolitics on the necessity for the European Commission and the EU member states to support and contribute to the conservation of crop diversity.

The European Union has...

Virginia Gewin discusses the launch of DivSeek in Science Magazine.

Agricultural gene banks hope soon to cease serving primarily as warehouses for plant seeds and start capitalizing on the often hidden value of some 7 million...