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The Season of Rewards
The story of Harvest in Madagascar and Zambia.
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18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017
Time for Coffee
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
The Economist’s writers are by and large a pretty hard-nosed lot. I guess it’s in their job description. So this final paragraph in an article on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)...
4 Jul 2017
4 Jul 2017
The Arctic’s Doomsday Depository that Could Save Plant Life from Climate Change
3 July 2017 -- The Independent reports on the world's most important freezer: "Built to house as many as five million seed varieties, in the most extreme circumstances, the vault is intended to act as a “doomsday” depository for...
3 Jul 2017
3 Jul 2017
Enhancing the Genesys Portal
Information is liberating
Data and information systems make our lives easier, in our personal capacity and in our workspace, allowing us to access the information we need with ease and efficiency. In the world of plant genetic...
22 Jun 2017
22 Jun 2017
Wild Carrot and Stick
Under the Crop Wild Relatives Project, researchers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and the US have teamed up to develop carrots adapted to a hotter, drier and overall changing climate. As our cultivated carrots are highly sensitive to...
13 Jun 2017
Introducing The Food Forever Initiative
The Crop Trust initiated and supports the Food Forever Initiative (FFI), a global partnership which seeks to raise awareness for the importance and urgency of conserving and using agricultural biodiversity. More specifically, the...
9 Jun 2017
9 Jun 2017
Beyond Talk: Putting Private Capital to Work for the Future of Agriculture
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
On 28 April, at the G-20 meeting in Berlin, the Crop Trust hosted an Expert Panel entitled: Beyond talk: how to put private capital to work for the future of agriculture. The follow up will be at the E...
30 May 2017
30 May 2017
Beyond Talk: Putting Private Capital to Work For the Future of Agriculture
Marie Haga | Marie’s Corner
30 May 2017