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Five Ways Africa’s Opportunity Crops Can Shape the Future of Food
Africa’s population is set to double by 2050, with cities absorbing most of that growth. At the same time, diets are changing, climate shocks are intensifying and policies still favor a few major crops. Against this backdrop,...
9 Dec 2025
A BOLD Attempt to Adapt Barley to the Most Remote Regions of Tunisia
With temperatures rising and rainfall becoming scarcer in Tunisia, more farmers will turn to drought-tolerant barley to sustain both their households and their herds.
A hailstorm swept across Tunisia’s Kef region and wiped out an...
5 Dec 2025
El País: The secret journey of one of Ukraine’s treasures: Its seed bank
Scientists and technicians complete the objective of protecting seeds threatened by the war in a cold storage facility at an undisclosed location in the west of the country. The material may one day play a fundamental role in food...
3 Dec 2025
International Partners Launch Immersive Exhibition at GB-11 in Peru
The exhibition, “An Immersive Journey of Seeds: The Infinite Loop and Seeds of Peru,” opened alongside the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Plant Treaty (GB-11).
“As climate pressures and biodiversity...
27 Nov 2025
Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants Launches in Lima to Safeguard Edible Biodiversity
Global leaders in food security, biodiversity conservation, and gastronomy innovation gathered in Lima to launch the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants (GCCFP) ahead of the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body...
25 Nov 2025
11th Session of the Governing Body
Fostering Biodiversity and Food Security: Preserving Heritage, Cultivating a Shared Future.
24 Nov 2025
24 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
Together for the Future of Food: Crop Diversity Day 2025
On 21 November, experts and leaders from all over the world gathered in Lima, Peru, for Crop Diversity Day 2025. This milestone event, co-hosted by the Crop Trust, the Plant Treaty Secretariat and the International Potato Centre...
24 Nov 2025
Devex: Why crop diversity is key for the future of food
Amid huge challenges for global food security, one crucial topic will be debated this month in Lima: How do we adapt our crops and seeds for an uncertain future?
The stakes could not be higher for the billions of human beings who...
21 Nov 2025
Crop Diversity Day Lima 2025
Preserving for Tomorrow: Innovative Solutions to Strengthen the Global Genebank System
21 Nov 2025
21 Nov 2025








