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11th Session of the Governing Body
Fostering Biodiversity and Food Security: Preserving Heritage, Cultivating a Shared Future.
24 Nov 2025
24 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
Together for the Future of Food: Crop Diversity Day 2025
On 21 November, experts and leaders from all over the world gathered in Lima, Peru, for Crop Diversity Day 2025. This milestone event, co-hosted by the Crop Trust, the Plant Treaty Secretariat and the International Potato Centre...
24 Nov 2025
Devex: Why crop diversity is key for the future of food
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...
21 Nov 2025
Crop Diversity Day Lima 2025
Preserving for Tomorrow: Innovative Solutions to Strengthen the Global Genebank System
21 Nov 2025
21 Nov 2025
Quality at the Heart of Crop Diversity Conservation
Every seed in a genebank is on a journey.
The journey starts when the seed is collected in the field, continues through various stages of cleaning and drying, takes a bit of a pause in long-term storage, and eventually continues...
21 Nov 2025
FAO: Ukraine Opens New Duplicate Centre to Safeguard National Plant Genetic Resources
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...
11 Nov 2025
UNFCCC COP 30
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the largest global United Nations event for discussions and negotiations on climate change. The meeting is held annually, with the presidency rotating among the five UN-recognized regions.
In 2025, Brasil will have the honor of hosting the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), which will take place in Belém, Pará. The chosen city will provide the world with a unique platform to discuss climate solutions, firmly rooted in the heart of the Amazon.
As the host country, Brasil is committed to strengthening multilateralism and the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
10 Nov 2025
10 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
New Online Experience: Conserving and Using Crop Diversity
The Crop Trust has launched a new online experience – Conserving & Using Crop Diversity.
This interactive website invites you to explore how the crops we eat are conserved, studied and used to build a more secure food future.
It...
10 Nov 2025
Darwin Initiative: Celebrating Sweet(potato) Success
The Crop Trust is proud to see the success of the Sweetpotato Project celebrated by the Darwin Initiative. The story highlights how farmers in Madagascar are now harvesting bigger, healthier sweetpotatoes thanks to clean planting...
7 Nov 2025