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Farming in much of sub-Saharan Africa is not easy. But in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia, the risks have multiplied.

Pressures vary but point in the same direction – failed rains and depleted water sources in Kenya, droughts...

Dr Peterson Wambugu is looking for seeds. He is on a collecting mission for the national genebank of Kenya, a Crop Trust Power of Diversity Funding Facility activity.

More specifically, he’s on a collecting mission to find finger...

In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate Arthur E. Watkins, the Cambridge botanist who collected wheat diversity before much of it disappeared from farmers’ fields. A century later, scientists are returning to his...

Wild grapes have been saving vineyards for hundreds of years. Now, as climate change, new pests and diseases, and changing markets place new challenges on viticulture, conserving wild grape diversity is critical for the future of...

An international team of scientists is calling for a global effort to rescue, conserve and make better use of vegetable biodiversity, warning that modern food systems are becoming increasingly dependent on a small number of widely...

As climate change, conflict and natural disasters place growing pressure on agriculture, genebanks around the world are working to ensure that valuable seed collections are backed up in more than one location. The Korea Post...

Progress in plant breeding is only possible because it builds on the genetic diversity of earlier generations. Historical varieties are by no means relics of the past; they are valuable genetic resources. Traits such as unique...