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Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs

Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs

It was neither the best nor the worst of times. Dickens would not have got very far with that opening, but it’s an accurate summary of the tale of two cities that I have lived in...

Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs

Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs

There are two ways you can deal with a problem. You can try to out run it. Or you can run towards it. Both have their advantages. Running away from a problem sounds bad, but...

Tapping into genetic diversity for food security in a 4 degrees warmer world

Lili Szilagyi, CCAFS and Cierra Martin, Crop Trust

While efforts are underway to mitigate emissions and adapt to a 2°C increase, it's important to...

To celebrate the 130th anniversary of Vavilov, I interviewed Nikolay Dzubenko, Director of the N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR). Born in USSR in 1952, Dr. Dzubenko is also a professor and a botanist.

Dr....

Climate Change Effects are Cropping Up and it's only going to get worse: Transformational Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Amanda Fuller, Former Crop Trust Partnerships Fellow

Since 2015, drought-induced crop failures and livestock...

7 November 2017 - the Weekly Times covers the visit of Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister, Tim Fischer, to Bonn for our Executive Board Meetings. Tim Fischer is the Crop Trust's newly appointed Executive Board Chair and will...