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Why Korea, and the World, Must Protect Crop Diversity
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Why Korea, and the World, Must Protect Crop Diversity

Dr. Michael Koch penned an editorial on the importance of conserving crop diversity and issuing a call for action in the Korea Herald.

With Pyeongchang currently hosting the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the...

19 Oct 2014

19 Oct 2014

Chickpea: The Economist and the Falafel
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Chickpea: The Economist and the Falafel

 

The Big Mac Index determines the purchasing power of different currencies by comparing prices of McDonald’s hamburgers in different countries, but in the Middle East, eating at global food chains is often more expensive than...

9 Oct 2014

9 Oct 2014

A Legend Retires: Jane Toll
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A Legend Retires: Jane Toll

On the 23rd of October 1987, a young crop collector named Jane Toll was taking part in a collecting mission in central Chad, helping the staff of the young country’s genebank seek out and conserve indigenous diversity.

“Our focus...

9 Oct 2014

9 Oct 2014

Fund Call to Protect Global Crop Diversity: The Australian
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Fund Call to Protect Global Crop Diversity: The Australian

The Australian reports on the importance of crop diversity.

PROTECTING the diversity of the world's crops is "fundamental" for ensuring food security in the face of climate change, experts warn.

GOVERNMENTS, businesses,...

28 Sept 2014

28 Sept 2014

Radio Interview: ABC News Australia
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Radio Interview: ABC News Australia

Marie Haga was interviewed for a radio broadcast of PM for ABC News Australia. Listen in:

soundcloud.com/crop-trust/marie-haga-with-sarah-dingle-on-abc-australia

DAVID MARK: As world leaders meet in New York to discuss...

23 Sept 2014

23 Sept 2014

Rachel Kyte on Crop Diversity
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Rachel Kyte on Crop Diversity

In August 2014, Rachel Kyte penned an editorial in Scientific American on the importance of crop diversity to help our agriculture adapt to climatic changes.

News out of Harvard suggests that not only will climate change affect...

18 Aug 2014

18 Aug 2014

Flowers
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Grist: Wild thing, I think I Need You

Grist Online reports on report on Crop Wild Relatives: "Wild thing, I think I need you: How weeds could save dinner"

Who needs weeds? In a climate-changed world, we all do.

Wild relatives of potatoes, peas, eggplants, and...

22 Jul 2014

22 Jul 2014

Planet Wheat
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Planet Wheat

Every year farmers grow around $150 billion worth of wheat, providing 23% of the calories we live on. But some years it all goes wrong.

2010 was a bad year for wheat: a heat wave in Russia, cold weather in Canada, drought in China...

1 Jul 2014

1 Jul 2014

The Role of Crop Diversity For Food Security with GIZ
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The Role of Crop Diversity For Food Security with GIZ

The Crop Trust in cooperation with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)

14:00-16:30 hrs GIZ-Haus, Reichpietschufer 20, 10785 Berlin

Agriculture is facing its biggest challenge ever in its 13000 years of...

11 Jun 2014

11 Jun 2014 - 11 Jun 2014

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