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ISF World Seed Congress 2025
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ISF World Seed Congress 2025

DISCOVERING BOLD HORIZONS

World Seed Congress 2025

19-21 May, Istanbul, Turkiye

19 May 2025

19 May 2025

Crop Trust Joins the Global Donor Platform
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Crop Trust Joins the Global Donor Platform

The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is pleased to welcome the Crop  Trust as its newest member. Representing Crop Trust will be Jaspreet Stamm, Director of External Affairs and Conrad Rein, Secretary of the...

2 May 2025

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Seeds and Storms: Safeguarding the Philippines’ Crop Diversity Against Climate Change

Every year, the Philippines braces for an average of 20 typhoons. And every year, the scientists at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (NPGRL) in Los Baños do a lot of worrying. The next storm could erase decades of...

17 Apr 2025

From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops
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From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops

BOLDER Project Stakeholders Meet to Identify 15 Underutilized Species for Conservation and Use

Over 250 farmers, genebank experts, government representatives, and private-sector partners gathered in Benin, Ghana, Tanzania and...

14 Apr 2025

In the Media

ABC News Australia: Interview with Dr. Stefan Schmitz

In an interview with ABC in Australia, Dr. Stefan Schmitz of the Crop Trust sat down with Kath Sullivan to discuss how the Crop Trust continues the vital work of safeguarding global crop diversity. Dr. Schmitz emphasized the...

13 Apr 2025

From Genebank Shelves To Farmers’ Fields In Pakistan
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From Genebank Shelves To Farmers’ Fields In Pakistan

Asif Javaid ran his finger across a row of plastic bottles containing rice seeds, checking a number on his phone. He paused at one bottle and checked again.

“Here’s the one – it has an amazing story,” said the manager of the...

9 Apr 2025

Dr. Stefan Schmitz speaks at the Seeding Security: The Urgency of Resilient Agriculture in a Destabilized World side event at the 2025 Munich Security Conference. Photo: MSC/Axel Heimken
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Seeding Security: The Urgency of Resilient Agriculture in a Destabilized World

Every year, security experts and thought leaders from around the world gather in Munich to discuss the world's security policy challenges. The Crop Trust was invited to the 2025 Munich Security Conference to highlight how crop...

7 Apr 2025

It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time
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It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time

2 April 2025 - Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

Happy Goober Pea Butter and Jelly Day! Hmmm, doesn’t sound right … Maybe it’s Monkey Nuts and Jelly Day? Oil Nuts and Jelly?

Whatever you call it, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is...

2 Apr 2025

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