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PGR Go
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
OMG! Look, over there! Mewtwo! Quick, let’s catch it
Oh, I’m sorry, did I distract you from your own Pokémon Go? Seems like everybody’s at it these days. You see devotees on the...
26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016
A Tale of Two Bananas
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
My friend Ali Lawati is upset with me. He works on plant genetic resources conservation in Oman, and we’ve known each other for over twenty years, ever since we tried to collect...
19 Jul 2016
19 Jul 2016
How Much Do Countries Benefit From One Another’s Crop Diversity?
Bananas originated in South and Southeast Asia, and are now produced throughout the world’s tropics and eaten in at least 192 countries worldwide. Quinoa came from the South American Andes, and is currently cultivated in almost...
18 Jul 2016
18 Jul 2016
New Zealand's First Seed Deposit & More Svalbard News
Institutes from around the world deposited seeds into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this May, marking another step towards ensuring global food security.
The latest seed deposit which included over 8,000 varieties of crops from...
14 Jul 2016
14 Jul 2016
Brewing up a Genebank Success Story
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
14 Jul 2016
Brewing up a Genebank Success Story
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
I collect stories about genebanks making a difference. Well, somebody has to, and it’s kind of my job. I find them all interesting, but like happy families, such stories are...
14 Jul 2016
14 Jul 2016
Q&A with Toby Smith: Four Questions and Four Images
Luis Salazar | Communications Manager
Photographer Toby Smith recently visited southern Africa for the Crop Trust’s #CropsInColor campaign. From the central highlands of Madagascar to the swamps of northern Zambia, Toby...
8 Jul 2016
8 Jul 2016