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A Date with the Future: Crop Trust and KIADPAI Join Forces to Protect Iconic Fruit
During the Winners' Honoring Ceremony of the 16th session of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI), just held in Abu Dhabi, the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) and KIADPAI...
28 Feb 2024
Svalbard Seed Vault Welcomes Baobab, Hairy Eggplant and African Rice
Longyearbyen, Norway - February 27, 2024 - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a cornerstone of global food security, will open its doors for the first time this year to welcome 23 depositors, half from Africa.
Nine depositors –...
27 Feb 2024
GROW Webinar – Imaging solutions for Seed Banks: Characterization of Accessions During Regeneration
Tuesday, 19 Nov 2024 15:00 - 16:00 CET
20 Feb 2024
19 Nov 2024 - 19 Nov 2024
GROW Webinar - Making ex situ plant conservation more effective: Conserving genetic diversity using DNA as well as simple, affordable proxy metrics.
Sean Hoban is a Tree Conservation Biologist at The Morton Arboretum in Chicago USA. Sean also has a leading role in the IUCN SSC Conservation Genetic Specialist Group, GEO BON, and the Coalition for Conservation Genetics. He has a...
20 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024 - 29 Feb 2024
GROW Webinar – Seed Storage Behavior: What Do We Know Now That We Didn't Know 50 Years Ago?
Wednesday, 15 May 2024 15:00 - 16:00 CST (USA)
Thursday, 16 May 2024 8:00 - 9:00 (NZST)
20 Feb 2024
15 May 2024 - 15 May 2024
Banking on Diversity in Nigeria: A Winning Team
With a pair of tweezers, Mary Aditiku picks up a tiny okra seed, turns it over, and puts it back in place. Her hand is steady; her movements are precise. She repeats this action dozens of times, moving quickly across the plastic...
20 Feb 2024
Jane Toll: Catalyzing and Celebrating Crop Diversity
In this second installment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate Jane Toll, the woman, the collector, and the influencer behind the creation of the Crop Trust, which this year celebrates 20 years since it was founded in 2004.
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9 Feb 2024

My first story (record)
8 Feb 2024