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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The World Vegetable Center’s genebank was recently renovated and officially inaugurated at a public ceremony in Tainan on Monday.

Originally funded in 2010 by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the facility was established as...

On 25 February 2025, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault received a landmark deposit. Twenty-one genebanks deposited over 14,000 seed samples. Many of the seeds were special. Sorghum and pearl millet from war-torn Sudan. Culturally...