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Crop Diversity Day Lima 2025
Event

Crop Diversity Day Lima 2025

Preserving for Tomorrow: Innovative Solutions to Strengthen the Global Genebank System

21 Nov 2025

21 Nov 2025

Plantlets stored in cones in IPK Genebank Germany
Event

Future task of genebanks - perspectives for the conservation of plant genetic resources

BMLEH & IBV dialogue event on 3-4. November 2025 at the BMLEH in Bonn (hybrid)

3 Nov 2025

3 Nov 2025 - 4 Nov 2025

Oh Crop! Food Systems Podcast: Dr Stefan Schmitz on the Crop Trust’s Mission
In the Media

Oh Crop! Food Systems Podcast: Dr Stefan Schmitz on the Crop Trust’s Mission

In the latest episode of the Oh Crop! Food Systems Podcast, Dr Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of the Crop Trust, joins host Kat Morgan for a wide-ranging conversation recorded during Climate Week NYC 2025. Together, they...

27 Oct 2025

Chickpea plant.
In the Media

The Millennium Seed Bank: 25 Years of Impact and Inspiration

As the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) marks its 25th anniversary, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is sharing its remarkable story with the world – and inspiring a new wave of awareness about the power of seeds.

Kew’s new podcast, Une...

27 Oct 2025

News

Morocco’s Genebank Steps Up: From Settat to Svalbard

In a wheat field an hour’s drive south of Casablanca, Dr Ali Sahri and his team pose for a photo as the swaying spikes tickle their legs. Behind their smiles lies an awesome responsibility: to safeguard Morocco’s unique crop...

24 Oct 2025

Celebration Meets Urgency at Latest Seed Vault Opening in Svalbard
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Celebration Meets Urgency at Latest Seed Vault Opening in Svalbard

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY, 22 October 2025 – Twenty genebanks representing every continent bar Antarctica deposited more than 21,000 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week. Among them were new contributors from the...

22 Oct 2025

Exterior view of Svalbard Global Seed Vault from behind
Event

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - October 2025

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens its doors to receive a shipment of the world's crop diversity for the third time this year.

Members of the media are welcome to attend. To register, please contact media@croptrust.org.

21 Oct 2025

21 Oct 2025

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Ecuador’s Model Genebank

Ecuador may be small in size, but it’s big in biodiversity. With landscapes that stretch from the Amazon to the Andes and even include the Galápagos Islands, this South American country is home to many plants and animals found...

20 Oct 2025

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