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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...

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...

A recent article, published in the Smithsonian online magazine sheds light on the numerous challenges facing genebanks today and discusses everything from the origin of these precious seed repositories to what the perfect system...

Following, the Challengers Future of Food Event, hosted in Barcelona earlier this month, Tech Food Magazine spoke with the Crop Trust's Executive Director, Marie Haga. The Q&A article published in Spanish on the 15th of June,...

Nearly 70% of the crops contributing calories, fat, and protein in a country’s diet historically originate elsewhere, new study shows

LONDON - 8 JUNE 2016 — The origins of over two-thirds of the grains, legumes,...

The Crop Wild Relatives Project goal is to collect many of the most important species of crop wild relatives, ensure their long-term conservation and facilitate their use in breeding new, improved crops. This is ten-year project...

New newsletter, "Forages for the Future," published today!

After a group of forage and genebank experts came together in Bonn, Germany, last year to start a new forage movement, there was recognition that more actions can be...

New international agreements on sustainable development and biodiversity conservation explicitly prioritize fully safeguarding the genetic diversity of crops and their wild relatives as well as domesticated animals by 2020.

BONN,...