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TIME has named the Svalbard Global Seed Vault one of the 25 most iconic inventions of the past quarter century.

“Superman had it right: if you want to keep something safe, build a mountain fortress above the Arctic Circle,” TIME...

Kazakhstan releases its first drought- and heat-tolerant variety of alfalfa, one of the world’s most important feed crops.  Developed thanks to wild relatives seeds stored in local and global genebanks, the new variety...

In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we salute Brazilian scientist Dr Vania Azevedo, who was just tapped to lead CGIAR’s global genebanks. In her previous job, her tireless advocacy for crop diversity helped create...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) announced the launch of the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants (GCCFP), a new international initiative to coordinate efforts to safeguard the diversity of the...

Pumpkin spice lattes, oat milk cappuccinos, flavored cold brews – coffee trends come and go. But behind every new flavor sensation is something much deeper: the diversity of the coffee plant itself. And that diversity is under...

The New York Botanical Garden and partners have launched the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants (GCCFP). This new initiative brings together botanical gardens, genebanks, research institutions and other partners to...

User Groups Offer Model to Increase Use of Crop Diversity, Study Finds

In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we pay tribute to U.S. scientist Paula Bramel, whose research, mentorship and leadership have been instrumental in building organizations and nurturing the next generation of agriculture...

Partnership ensures farmers and breeders have lasting access to the crop’s diversity.

Bonn, Germany, 29 August 2025 – Over 35 million smallholder rice farmers across Africa stand to benefit from the agreement signed last month...