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Plant Cryopreservation: Principles, Applications and Challenges of Banking Plant Diversity at Ultralow Temperatures
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Plant Cryopreservation: Principles, Applications and Challenges of Banking Plant Diversity at Ultralow Temperatures

10 July 2025 - 15.00 - 16.00 CEST

10 Jul 2025

10 Jul 2025 - 10 Jul 2025

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Call for Action: Secure the Financing of Genebanks to Strengthen Resilient, Productive, Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems

SEVILLE, SPAIN, 03 July 2025  – The UN Conference on Finance for Development in Seville 2025 brings governments, international financial institutions and development actors together at a critical moment. It aims to align financial...

3 Jul 2025

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BOLDER’s Citizen Science Approach Unlocks New Opportunities for Underutilized Crops in Benin and Tanzania

During the first few hours of daylight – before the sun gets high and it’s too hot outside – experimental fields at the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) research station in Cotonou, Benin, are buzzing with activity. Solar-powered...

30 Jun 2025

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Vietnam Recognizes its First-Ever Rice Variety Derived from Crop Wild Relatives

Plant Breeders Innovate Against Climate Change 

Vietnam's agriculture is at a crossroads. Extreme weather events, higher temperatures and unpredictable rainfall are putting pressure on the country’s food supply and disrupting...

20 Jun 2025

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New Drought-tolerant Durum Wheat Variety Proves Its Worth in Morocco

As seed multiplication efforts for the durum wheat variety Jawahir continue, farmers in drought-stricken regions of Morocco get a first taste of its potential.

BONN, GERMANY, 17 June 2025 – “We prefer not to plant. It’s too dry,”...

17 Jun 2025

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The Seeds That Feed Us And the Future They Hold

World Environment Day is a powerful reminder that conserving biodiversity is essential not just for the health of our planet, but also for something closer to home – our food. The resilience of our food systems, the nutrition in...

5 Jun 2025

Heritage and Health Take Center Stage at the Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit
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Heritage and Health Take Center Stage at the Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit

As genebanks around the world deposit seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week, the focus is on how crop diversity reflects cultural heritage.

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY, 3 June 2025 – Fourteen genebanks will deposit...

3 Jun 2025

The Wow Potatoes of Kenya: Fighting Late Blight with Farmer-Approved, Disease-Resistant Spuds
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The Wow Potatoes of Kenya: Fighting Late Blight with Farmer-Approved, Disease-Resistant Spuds

Fighting Late Blight with Farmer-Approved, Disease-Resistant Spuds

30 May 2025

Science Nigeria: Loss Of Genetic Plant Diversity Setback For Nigeria’s Food Security Drive
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Science Nigeria: Loss Of Genetic Plant Diversity Setback For Nigeria’s Food Security Drive

Recently, the Nigerian Ministry of Agriculture warned that the country’s crop diversity is under serious threat. This major risk to national food security was in focus at a workshop in Abuja organized by the National Centre for...

29 May 2025

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