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New Global Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Gets Underway
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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
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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
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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

Seed Conservation Continues Despite The Pandemic
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Seed Conservation Continues Despite The Pandemic

Secure Crop Diversity, Secure Food

The global pandemic has not halted efforts to secure agrobiodiversity. Genebanks around the world continue to strive to conserve seeds and germplasm that will form the foundation of the world’s...

4 Nov 2020

4 Nov 2020

Safeguarding Biodiversity, Forever
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Safeguarding Biodiversity, Forever

While the world seems to get further entangled in a web of concurrent crises, there are a growing number of leaders and experts who are sparking new hope and trust in the future. At the GLF Biodiversity conference on 28-29...

2 Nov 2020

2 Nov 2020

GLF Biodiversity
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GLF Biodiversity

GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World - One Health

October 28 - 29, 2020

Human transformation of Earth’s landscapes is driving biodiversity loss, climate change and the emergence of pandemics such as COVID-19, which is a...

23 Oct 2020

23 Oct 2020 - 23 Oct 2020

Time to Serve the Tea
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Time to Serve the Tea

Tea-growing countries around the world would all be better served by sharing their knowledge and plant genetic material, according to Dr. Mahasen A B Ranatunga, Head of the Plant Breeding Division and Genebank at the Tea Research...

20 Oct 2020

20 Oct 2020

Keeping the Coffee Pot Hot
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Keeping the Coffee Pot Hot

In-depth Audit Suggests Sustainable Way Forward For Key International Coffee Collection

For the past 71 years, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), located at Turrialba in Costa Rica has been...

30 Sep 2020

30 Sep 2020

Illustration of scientist holding wheat
Opinion

The Seeds of a COVID-19 Response

Luigi Guarino | Director of Science

23 Sep 2020

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