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Crop Trust Annual Report Released: A Look Back at a Year of Change
The Crop Trust's 2021 annual report is now available. In his letter, Executive Director Stefan Schmitz reflects on a year of change and some of the key achievements and milestones the organization reached.
Read the full annual...
6 Jun 2022
The World Podcast: Ukraine Seed Bank Under Threat by Russian Invasion
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed lots of the country's infrastructure. Housing, roads, train stations and government buildings have been destroyed by Russia's military. Now, the country's main seed bank is under...
3 Jun 2022
Endurance Athlete Michael Haddad to Deliver ICARDA Seeds to Svalbard
Endurance Athlete Michael Haddad is on his way to deliver seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault through his Arctic Walk for Climate Resilience and Food Security.
The United Nations Development Program Regional Goodwill...
2 Jun 2022
Ukraine's Giant Seed Bank at Risk of Being Lost as War Rages
In underground vaults near Ukraine's battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 crops is in danger of being permanently destroyed.
The risk came into sharp focus earlier this month when a research facility near Ukraine's...
1 Jun 2022
Accessible Software for Accessible Seeds
As any plant breeder and researcher will tell you, it’s all about the data. It’s the data that allows them to make smart choices about the crops they breed, speeding up the process of getting new varieties into farmers’ fields and...
25 May 2022
Global Food Crisis is Leaving Millions Hungry, But There are Solutions
Hundreds of millions of people around the world are going hungry as food prices continue to rise as a result of everything from the coronavirus pandemic to India’s extreme heatwave to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Without meaningful...
23 May 2022
"Our Seeds Could Start the Next Green Revolution"
Q&A with Athanasios Tsivelikas, manager of the ICARDA Morocco genebank.
23 May 2022
Lucy Fisher and Stig Abell with Times Radio Breakfast
Crop Trust Executive Director Stefan Schmitz joins Lucy Fisher and Stig Abell with Times Radio Breakfast to outline why genebanks are so important and what the Crop Trust is doing to support them. Skip ahead to 27 minutes to hear...
22 May 2022