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GLF Live: How Can We Safeguard Africa’s Crops?
From deadly cyclones to devastating droughts, Africa is already grappling with the effects of the climate crisis, which are being exacerbated by large-scale land degradation. At the same time, the continent is also home to one of...
2 Nov 2023
2 Nov 2023 - 2 Nov 2023
ICRISAT Boosts Food Security in Niger and Chad During Ukraine-Russian Conflict
Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russian conflict, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is extending vital assistance to farmers in Niger and Chad who are grappling with acute food crises.
The...
27 Oct 2023
New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change
Can Tho, Vietnam, 26 October, 2023: A new project is supporting rice farmers in Vietnam to unlock the genetic potential of the crop, by developing new resilient varieties, in a bid to safeguard rice harvests from the impacts of...
26 Oct 2023
BBC News: Ghana deposits seeds in Arctic Circle 'doomsday vault'
West Africa business journalist, Nkechi Ogbonna from BBC News, reports on the recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
25 Oct 2023
Ghana Genebank Becomes 100th Depositor to Safeguard Food Crops in the Seed Vault
Today, Ghana becomes the 100th depositor to deposit seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, an important step towards ensuring the long-term protection of the country’s major food crops. Ghana joins 15 other institutions,...
24 Oct 2023
Crop Trust and City of Bonn Partnership - Reception
To commemorate the partnership between the Crop Trust and the City of Bonn, a reception will take place in the Old Town Hall of the City of Bonn.
24 Oct 2023
28 Nov 2023
The Global Food Security Summit
The Global Food Security Summit will take place on 20 November 2023. It will focus international attention on the deepening global food security crisis and help boost efforts to achieve Zero Hunger and end malnutrition (SDG 2). It...
24 Oct 2023
20 Nov 2023
GROW Webinar: Unlocking plant resources for a sustainable future: from conservation to use
Dr Tiziana Ulian is a Senior Research Leader at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (U.K) where she leads the team ‘Sustainable Use, Seeds & Solutions’ and Kew’s Programme in Mexico. She is also a Visiting Professor at the University...
24 Oct 2023
26 Oct 2023 - 26 Oct 2023
Drawing lessons from crop diversity data for future food security
Luigi Guarino, Director of Science at the Crop Trust joined Álvaro Toledo, Deputy Secretary of the International Plant Treaty for an episode of Treaty Talks to discuss a recently published study that shows how countries are...
20 Oct 2023