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Lentils: The Tiny Giants of Nutrition and Food Security

Pulses, the dried edible seeds of plants in the legume family, have been a staple in diets around the world for millennia. As we approach World Pulses Day, our focus turns to one of the most versatile members of the group, the len...

7 Feb 2024

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How Rice Hidden by a Woman Fleeing Slavery in the 1700s Could Help Her Descendants

Descendants of enslaved Africans in Suriname, known as the Saamaka Maroons, cultivated a unique rice variety which they hid in their hair when fleeing plantations in the 17th century. The Anne van Dijk Rice Research Center (SNRI/A...

30 Jan 2024

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Saving Every Grain of Rice: A Q&A with Jerry Tjoe Awie

Jerry Tjoe Awie is a rice breeder. The only one in Suriname, a small country on the northeastern coast of South America. Jerry is also the Director of the Anne van Dijk Rice Research Centre (ADRON), Suriname’s national rice...

30 Jan 2024

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - February 2024

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens for the first time in 2024 to accept new seeds from the world’s genebanks. 

Members of the media are welcome to attend. To register, please contact media@croptrust.org.

29 Jan 2024

27 Feb 2024 - 27 Feb 2024

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A ‘Revolutionary’ Way to Feed the World That’s Very Old

As the State Department’s global envoy for food security, Cary Fowler is working to shift U.S. foreign policy towards promoting traditional crops like cowpeas, cassava, and millets in developing countries. He labels them...

23 Jan 2024

Climate Change's Threat to Global Coffee Production
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Climate Change's Threat to Global Coffee Production

Scientists Sarada Krishnan, Director of Programs at Crop Trust, and Hanna Neuschwander, Strategy and Communications Director of World Coffee Research, shed light on the profound impact of climate change on global coffee production...

22 Jan 2024

Nikolai Vavilov: The Father of Genebanks
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Nikolai Vavilov: The Father of Genebanks

The Father of Genebanks

10 Jan 2024

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