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Global Crop Diversity Summit
The Global Crop Diversity Summit 2023 will bring together stakeholders from around the world to discuss the role of seed banks in securing a nutritious food future in the face of multiple crises. The Summit will take place on the...
22 Sep 2023
New York Climate Week
Unlocking Climate Solutions: Embracing Nature and Agricultural Heritage
The climate crisis is threatening the global food system. Crop failures and poor yields are contributing to the loss of lives and livelihoods, poor...
19 Sep 2023
19 Sep 2023 - 19 Sep 2023
Crop Diversity: A Climate Change Solution
The climate crisis is upon us, and its effects are becoming impossible to ignore. Extreme heatwaves, more frequent floods, and prolonged droughts are wreaking havoc on our planet. Including our food supply: agriculture depends on...
18 Sep 2023
A BOLD Future for Alfalfa: More with Less Water
Nazarov Arken doesn’t hesitate when asked about the problems facing alfalfa growers like himself.
“There’s our problem,” said the farmer from Yenbek in southeastern Kazakhstan, squinting through the late-summer haze at some...
13 Sep 2023
Mushy or Not, Peas Need Strategic Support
If you have ever eaten fish and chips in the north of England, you will likely have been confronted with a side order of mushy peas. Depending on where you come from, these are either a delicacy or hideous slop destined for the...
11 Sep 2023
This is how the Ukrainian Seeds Were Saved
Earlier this year, a secret operation involving scientists and technicians successfully moved a collection of 51,004 Ukrainian seed varieties from Kharkiv to a safer location within the country amid the ongoing conflict. This...
29 Aug 2023
Food Security and Biodiversity Conservation: Tim Fischer’s Contribution and the Ongoing Challenges
Join us for a webinar hosted by the Crop Trust and Crawford Fund as we pay tribute to the late Hon Tim Fischer AC, a passionate advocate for global food security and biodiversity conservation.
As the former Deputy Prime Minister...
29 Aug 2023
29 Aug 2023 - 29 Aug 2023