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Taiwan News: World Vegetable Center Upgrades Genebank in Tainan
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...
31 Mar 2025
Inaugural International Svalbard Dialogue: Saving Seeds for the Long Haul
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...
28 Mar 2025
New FAO Report Checks Up on the Health of Crop Diversity Conservation
Nobody much likes writing long reports. Or indeed reading them.
But when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launches the Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA),...
25 Mar 2025
Grain Central: Global Insecurity Means Food Security Paramount - Schmitz
Now is the time to invest in crop conservation and use it to hedge against the uncertainty caused by instability, conflict, malnutrition, and climatic change.
This is the key message of Crop Trust executive director Stefan...
24 Mar 2025
Launch of The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The launch of the Third Report will take place during a side event at the Twentieth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. At the event, a summary of the key findings will be presented.
24 Mar 2025
24 Mar 2025 - 24 Mar 2025
CGIAR Science Week
The inaugural CGIAR Science Week, organized by CGIAR and the Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), brings together leading scientists, policymakers, and innovators in agriculture, climate, and health. This event focuses on advancing research, fostering critical partnerships, and securing investment in sustainable food systems. The program highlights the CGIAR Research Portfolio 2025-2030, with plenary and parallel sessions, innovation showcases, and field visits demonstrating transformative solutions in action.
24 Mar 2025
7 Apr 2025 - 12 Apr 2025
Nature Africa: Baobab and Acacia Trees Among Latest African Deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of northern Norway.
Established by the...
19 Mar 2025
Giving Crops an Opportunity: Crop Trust Launches the Power of Diversity Funding Facility
Bonn, Germany, 19 March 2025 – In line with its mission to ensure the long-term conservation and availability of all crop diversity, the Crop Trust has launched the Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF). This transformative...
19 Mar 2025
How Digital Tools Help Us Conserve the World’s Seeds — and Use Them
Imagine a library filled with millions of books. Some are decades old, while others are newly published. People can access these books to get information, investigate problems and come up with ideas for solutions to challenges....
17 Mar 2025