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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
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
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
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
Future-Proofing Food: Career Pathways Conserving Crop Diversity for Resilience
Drylands are on the front line of climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and food and nutrition insecurity. As the Dryland Congress 2026 brings together global leaders, researchers, and policy makers under the theme of transforming agriculture in dryland regions, this Crop Trust side event will highlight the critical role of conserving and using crop diversity to build resilient and sustainable food systems.
11 Sept 2026
11 Sept 2026
New Rice Varieties Bring More Options to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Called Vietnam's ‘rice bowl’, the Mekong Delta is considered one of the most well-known and productive rice-growing regions in Southeast Asia. Today, farmers in the Delta have two new rice varieties approved for cultivation,...
4 Sept 2026
Bringing Durum Wheat Back to Morocco’s Drylands
Years of drought pushed durum wheat out of parts of Morocco. Today, farmers, breeders and the Crop Trust are working together to bring it back, developing new varieties designed for a harsher climate and the realities of farming....
2 Sept 2026
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
Women Hold the Key to Unlocking the Potential of Opportunity Crops
What if one of the greatest opportunities to strengthen food security was already in farmers' fields – and in the knowledge passed from mother to daughter?
Across Africa, Asia and Latin America, women have cultivated, selected,...
31 Aug 2026








