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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
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
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
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
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
In the Face of Extreme Weather, Scientists Look to Adapt Crops
The Crop Wild Relatives Project (2011-2021), was recently featured in an article published by the Scientific American. The Crop Wild Relatives project is a global initiative to safeguard and leverage the genetic diversity of wild...
5 Jan 2024