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The Crop Trust Aims High With 2030 Strategy Plan for Genebanks
“You’ve got to think about doing big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”
The words of U.S. futurist writer Alvin Toffler in the 1970s are sometimes cited in business...
9 Nov 2023
The Wonderful World of Sunflowers
Think about sunflowers, and there is a good chance that Vincent van Gogh's masterful artworks will leap to mind. His series of sunflower paintings, created in the late 19th century, are timeless representations of the flower's...
6 Nov 2023
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