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UNFCCC COP31
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UNFCCC COP31

31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

9 Nov 2026

9 Nov 2026 - 20 Nov 2026

CBD COP 17
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CBD COP 17

17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

19 Oct 2026

19 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - October 2026
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - October 2026

The largest backup repository of crop diversity will open its doors again in October to welcome seeds from around the world.

13 Oct 2026

13 Oct 2026

Crop Diversity Day 2026: Celebrating Food Diversity for Healthy Diets
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Crop Diversity Day 2026: Celebrating Food Diversity for Healthy Diets

The event will bring together key actors from across the food and agriculture ecosystem – including policymakers, scientists, funders and practitioners – to explore how diverse crops and foods can support better diets while strengthening resilience and livelihoods.

25 Sept 2026

25 Sept 2026

Growing the Movement: Scaling Opportunity Crops Through Policy, Partnerships and Investment
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Growing the Movement: Scaling Opportunity Crops Through Policy, Partnerships and Investment

This event, alongside the African Food Systems Forum, is convened by the Crop Trust, the African Union Commission and the African Seed and Biotechnology Platform Cluster on Opportunity Crops and Farmer-Managed Seed Systems, with the generous support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland.

2 Sept 2026

2 Sept 2026

UNCCD COP 17
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UNCCD COP 17

17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

17 Aug 2026

17 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026

News

Collecting Kenya’s Opportunity Crops: Searching for Tomorrow’s Solutions

Dr Peterson Wambugu is looking for seeds. He is on a collecting mission for the national genebank of Kenya, a Crop Trust Power of Diversity Funding Facility activity.

More specifically, he’s on a collecting mission to find finger...

10 Aug 2026

Crawford Fund Annual Conference 2026
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Crawford Fund Annual Conference 2026

Australia’s key food security event: “Emerging Voices Shaping Regional Integration for a Food Secure World"

10 Aug 2026

10 Aug 2026 - 11 Aug 2026

Arthur E. Watkins: The Wheat Collector Who Saved Diversity for the Future
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Arthur E. Watkins: The Wheat Collector Who Saved Diversity for the Future

In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate Arthur E. Watkins, the Cambridge botanist who collected wheat diversity before much of it disappeared from farmers’ fields. A century later, scientists are returning to his...

4 Aug 2026

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