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Crop Trust a Finalist for Food Planet Prize
The Global Crop Diversity Trust is honored to be recognized as a finalist for the 2020 Food Planet Prize, which was established by the Curt Bergfors Foundation in Sweden.
“Our food system is broken, and the planet is ailing,”...
27 Nov 2020
27 Nov 2020
Kenyan Farmers Can Bank on Tree Seeds
Tree genebanks can make a valuable contribution to the food security and incomes of smallholder farmers in developing countries, a new study suggests.
The study, published in the journal Food Security, examined the experiences of...
26 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020
From COVID-19 to Biodiversity Loss: All Global Challenges Are Connected
Susan Bragdon | Director, Seeds for All & Policy Advisor, Oxfam Novib
20 Nov 2020
These Rare Seeds Escaped Syria's War—to Help Feed the World
Conflict forced scientists to abandon a gene bank, but not before duplicating their last remnants of essential crops in the Svalbard vault on a remote Arctic island.
17 Nov 2020
Connecting Genebanks, Economics and Careers
The Genebank Impacts Fellowship
Two cohorts of young professionals have had the opportunity to leverage their passion for economics and agricultural sciences through a Genebank Impacts Fellowship, supported by the CGIAR Genebank...
16 Nov 2020
16 Nov 2020
An International Rescue Mission from Syria to Svalbard
When war broke out in Syria in 2011, the future of one of the world’s most important seed collections was put at risk. What followed was an internationally coordinated rescue to ensure the preservation of this priceless heritage. ...
13 Nov 2020
13 Nov 2020
New Global Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Gets Underway
Stefano Diulgheroff, Bonnie Furman, Arshiya Noorani, Ndeye Ndack Diop, Wilson Hugo, Shawn McGuire, Lucio Olivero, Luigi Guarino and Chikelu Mba
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are critical for achieving...
11 Nov 2020
11 Nov 2020
Harnessing the Power of Nature Explored at GLF Biodiversity Conference
Are we doing enough to harness the power of nature? How can we do more?
The Crop Trust convened a session called Harnessing the Power of Nature at the GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World - One Health which explored the...
9 Nov 2020
9 Nov 2020
The Power and Potential of Agrobiodiversity
Protecting and harnessing the earth’s biodiversity is more critical than ever to tackle urgent issues like climate change and hunger. The GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World - One Health brought together over 5,000...
6 Nov 2020
6 Nov 2020