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A Game of Two Halves
Luigi Guarino| Director of Science and Programs
Watching the England football team succumb again a few days ago, it struck me that what the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is trying to do...
6 Jul 2016
6 Jul 2016
Scanning the Future of Genebanks
By Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
29 Jun 2016
Scanning the Future of Genebanks
By LUIGI GUARINO | Director of Science and Programs
Anybody who buys something in a supermarket these days knows a little about barcodes. You put your purchases in the trolley, take them to the check-out person, who waves that...
29 Jun 2016
29 Jun 2016
A Conversation with Simran Sethi
By Cierra Martin, Crop Trust
This spring I had the pleasure of speaking with Simran Sethi, a journalist and educator focused on food and agriculture and author of the recently published book Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss...
27 Jun 2016
27 Jun 2016
Immigrants Feed Us All
By LUIGI GUARINO | Director of Science and Programs
No, not my contribution to the debates on Brexit or who should be the next US president. The immigrants I have in mind are plants, not people – though admittedly ones that have...
22 Jun 2016
22 Jun 2016
Highlight on Coffee and Information Systems
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
We have decided to tweak my corner a little this time, and give you an update on recent developments in two areas of our work. More specifically I will focus on information systems and technology for...
21 Jun 2016
21 Jun 2016