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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
FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2026
Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.
12 Oct 2026
12 Oct 2026 - 16 Oct 2026
Crop Trust Charts Course Forward with New Leadership
BONN, Germany, 9 October 2026 – At its meeting in Bonn, the Executive Board of the Crop Trust has agreed on a number of forthcoming changes. This comes as the organization prepares for the next chapter in its mission to safeguard...
9 Oct 2026
Crop Diversity Day 2026 Puts Flavour and Healthier Diets on the Menu
One bite of food tells a whole story – about the plant it came from, the place it grew and the people who prepared it. Its flavour can bring back memories or introduce us to something entirely new. Behind those experiences lies...
6 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
Crop Diversity and the Stories That Matter
As conflict, climate change and consumer tastes reshape agriculture, plant breeders are responding with new, more resilient varieties of our favorite crops. But even the most advanced technologies depend on the crop diversity...
16 Sept 2026
ICRISAT Secures Long-term Crop Trust Funding for Key Legume Collections
NEW DELHI, INDIA / BONN, GERMANY – 12 September 2026 – ICRISAT has secured long-term funding from the Crop Trust to conserve crop diversity that helps breeders develop higher-yielding, more resilient crops. The agreement will...
12 Sept 2026