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Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Wheat: Our Great Grain
Season 3 - Episode 6
This episode is all about wheat, a beloved crop and the basis of foods like bread and cake. Pastry Chef Sahar Parham Al Awadhi and Chef Eduardo Garcia share simple, healthy and tasty recipes involving this...
1 Mar 2021
Stay-Green Sorghum to the Rescue
The arid-zone grain sorghum can be made even more tolerant of drought, new research shows.
Drought tolerance in sorghum—the world’s fifth most important cereal crop—is measured in a number of different ways, including by looking...
23 Feb 2021
23 Feb 2021
Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Millets: Climate Smart Seeds of the Future
Season 3 - Episode 5
This episode features everything you need to know about millet. Chef Vanshika Bhatia and Chef Mokgadi Itsweng share their experiences cooking and experimenting with millets in their kitchens. Hear as well...
22 Feb 2021
Strawberry Seeds Deposited at the First Svalbard Global Seed Vault Opening of 2021
FAO’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables is being recognized all around the globe—including at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Among the first deposits of 2021 were seeds of watermelon, strawberry and pumpkin. The...
18 Feb 2021
18 Feb 2021
Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Sweetpotato: the Root to Health
Season 3 - Episode 4
This episode is all about sweetpotato, a nutrient-rich crop that's one of the most-consumed in Africa. Chef Kiran Jethwa and Chef Yi Wen share recipes and stories about this fantastic healthy crop from their...
15 Feb 2021
A Sweet Deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
When the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens this week, for the first time in 2021, the seeds of something really sweet will be among those deposited.
A package of 500 Fragaria vesca (woodland or wild strawberry) seeds will be...
15 Feb 2021
15 Feb 2021
16 Women Scientists Securing the Future of our Food
In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Crop Trust is highlighting some of our past interviews with talented women who work to conserve the world’s seeds.
Fulfilling the Crop Trust’s mission to ensure...
11 Feb 2021
11 Feb 2021

Reflections on the Dasgupta Review
Humanity is destroying biodiversity at an accelerating rate, and a major reason is agriculture.
This is not a new revelation, but it is perhaps surprising, and welcome, that it should be repeated, with thorough documentation, by...
9 Feb 2021
9 Feb 2021
Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Coffee: the Diversity of Our Daily Grind
Season 3 - Episode 3
Relax, enjoy a cuppa and listen to this episode about coffee. Chef Daniel Kaplan and Chef Aylin Yazıcıoğlu discuss how coffee is an integral part of their respective cultures but explain how it can be...
8 Feb 2021