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Dave Ellis, Genebank Manager at CIP in Lima, Peru, shares with our Crop Topics readers his views and concerns regarding the present state and future challenges of plant genetic resources conservation around the world.

We know...

S. Aarayiammal (45) of Irumputhipatty near here, who has been yearning for a good spell of rain, feels so relaxed now thanks to the unseasonal rain in different parts of the district.

Ever since the intermittent rains lashed...

The fight to achieve food security and end hunger is one of the greatest challenges facing the world in the coming decades. Rising populations, diminishing resources and deteriorating environment only raise the stakes.

European...

To the Donors of the CGIAR

The Global Crop Diversity Trust has been established by the FAO and the CGIAR to secure and make available crop diversity for global food security and nutrition. Since 2012, through the Genebank CRP, the...

In reference to:  http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/20/the-doomsday-vault-seeds-save-post-apocalyptic-worl

Dear Sir,

Your recent article on the Svalbard Seed Vault highlights the Crop Trust’s work to ensure the...

As climate change makes crop diversity even more important, gene banks struggle to stay afloat. Freelance science journalist Virginia Gewin reports in Ensia, a magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action.

During the...

Efforts to preserve and protect plant information are accelerating — but not without risks, reports Claire Provost in SciDev.Net.

As an increasingly bloody civil war raged around them, a team of scientists in the Syrian capital...

Marie Haga | Marie's Corner

Picking up where we left off: my previous post was published from Lima, Peru, during our last Executive Board meeting. I would like to publicly thank our Board members for their time and support....

Saving seeds is not as sexy as say, saving the dolphins, and it doesn’t attract nearly as many Hollywood types to its cause. But preserving plant biodiversity is critical if we want to figure out how to feed nine billion people...