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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
Water as a Catalyst for Resilient Food Systems: Unlocking Policy & Financing Mechanisms for Action
9 Nov 2026
9 Nov 2026
Jorge León Arguedas: The Botanist Who Helped Protect Coffee’s Future
This edition of our Seed Heroes series celebrates Jorge León Arguedas, the Costa Rican botanist who helped build one of the world’s most important coffee collections. Decades later, the diversity he worked to conserve remains a...
6 Nov 2026
Securing Coffee's Future Starts with Protecting Its Diversity
At the International Coffee Convention in Trieste, the Crop Trust brought coffee experts together to explore how safeguarding genetic diversity can strengthen the future of one of the world's most important crops.
2 Nov 2026
GROW Webinar: From Bits to Bites - Software Development for Genetics, Genetic Resources and Pre-Breeding
29 October 2026 - 15.00 - 16.00 CET
29 Oct 2026
29 Oct 2026
Wild Potatoes Offer New Options for East African Farmers
Potatoes are Kenya’s second most important staple after maize, supporting 3.3 million jobs and contributing around USD 324 million to the economy each year. Yet heat, unpredictable rainfall, pests and diseases threaten production....
27 Oct 2026
World Potato Congress
2026 Congress Theme: Global Potato Partnership for Enhanced Food Systems, Nutrition Security and Trade
26 Oct 2026
26 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Partners Direct Princess of Asturias Prize Money Toward Safeguarding Vulnerable Seed Collections
The EUR 50,000 award will support genebanks to secure important crop diversity in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
OVIEDO, Spain, 22 October 2026 – The three partners responsible for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault announced today...
22 Oct 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