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Seeds of Time Screening in Bonn
The Center for Development Research of the University of Bonn and the Crop Trust are happy to announce a public screening of Seeds of Time in Bonn on 8 April 2015.
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A perfect storm is brewing as agriculture pioneer Cary...
26 Mar 2015
26 Mar 2015 - 26 Mar 2015
In Brazil: Embrapa E Crop Trust Assinam Acordo
In the Brazilian Press: The Crop Trust and Embrapa to collaborate in crop wild relative project.
O presidente da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), Maurício Lopes, e o representante do Fundo Global da...
25 Mar 2015
25 Mar 2015
Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security
23 March 2015, Brasilia: Landmark meeting with Global Crop Diversity Trust hosted by Embrapa takes place in Brasilia to discuss the key role that Brazil must play in food security.
Key figures from four government ministries will...
23 Mar 2015
23 Mar 2015
A Busy Month North and South
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
The 17th meeting of the Executive Board is taking place right now in Lima, Peru where we will discuss how we envisage the complete global system for conservation and availability of crop diversity, but...
16 Mar 2015
16 Mar 2015
BBC: Forest Tree Seeds Arrive at Svalbard's 'Doomsday Vault'
BBC's Mark Kinver reports on the recent deposit of forest tree seeds and more to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
The Svalbard "doomsday" vault - widely known for protecting global food crop seeds - has accepted its first delivery...
5 Mar 2015
5 Mar 2015
Video: Newsy on the February 2015 Deposit to the Seed Vault
Newsy.com reports on the most recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in February 2015.
3 Mar 2015
3 Mar 2015
Wired: Svalbard's Icy Vault Welcomes First Tree Seeds
Wired.co.uk reports on the deposit of tree seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in February 2015.
The Global Seed Vault on the island of Spitsbergen in the Arctic Ocean has added the first forest tree samples to its collection...
2 Mar 2015
2 Mar 2015
Rich Soil With a Side of Beans
Insects invade neighborhood in Manizales
The large number of flies may be caused by improper usage of fertilizers.
According to the local people in the La Linda neighborhood of Manizales, this is not the first time they have...
20 Feb 2015
20 Feb 2015
International Workshop on Pre-Breeding
International workshop on the promotion of Public-Private Partnerships for Pre-Breeding
2-4 February 2015 Agropolis, Montpellier, France
Introduction
The role of pre-breeding, through the collective action of germplasm curators...
25 Jan 2015
25 Jan 2015 - 25 Jan 2015