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The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is more than a tree. It’s a lifeline. Nearly 100 million people in tropical regions depend on it for food, shelter and income. Its reach is global. 

People eat from coconut bowls, sit on woven...

In a genebank outside Nairobi, a technician scans a barcode label on a seed envelope. Instantly, a screen fills with data – where the seed was collected, when it was last tested and whether it has duplicates safely stored...

In times of climate crisis and accelerated biodiversity loss, genetic conservation is an investment in resilience. Every seed stored in a genebank represents a possibility for adaptation for future generations. Unfortunately,...

Africa’s population is set to double by 2050, with cities absorbing most of that growth. At the same time, diets are changing, climate shocks are intensifying and policies still favor a few major crops. Against this backdrop,...

With temperatures rising and rainfall becoming scarcer in Tunisia, more farmers will turn to drought-tolerant barley to sustain both their households and their herds.

A hailstorm swept across Tunisia’s Kef region and wiped out an...

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...