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What if one of the greatest opportunities to strengthen food security was already in farmers' fields – and in the knowledge passed from mother to daughter?

Across Africa, Asia and Latin America, women have cultivated, selected,...

What nearly one million landrace records in Genesys can, and cannot, tell us about the history of collecting missions.

For more than a century, researchers and genebank staff have travelled the world collecting crop diversity and...

Farming in much of sub-Saharan Africa is not easy. But in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia, the risks have multiplied.

Pressures vary but point in the same direction – failed rains and depleted water sources in Kenya, droughts...

Dr Peterson Wambugu is looking for seeds. He is on a collecting mission for the national genebank of Kenya, a Crop Trust Power of Diversity Funding Facility activity.

More specifically, he’s on a collecting mission to find finger...

In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate Arthur E. Watkins, the Cambridge botanist who collected wheat diversity before much of it disappeared from farmers’ fields. A century later, scientists are returning to his...

What is your favorite taco? The diversity of different ingredients to make a tasty taco makes it a difficult decision. That diversity begins long before maize is harvested for tortillas or beans are harvested for filling. It...

New study underlines the need for more flexible policies to support farmer-led seed innovation after 30 years of success.

Around the world, seed systems are being tested by climate shocks, rising costs, disrupted trade and...

At the Crop Trust, we invest in crop diversity. But what does that mean, exactly?

In 2025, it meant securing thousands of seed samples for the future, supporting new climate-resilient crop varieties, helping farmers access...

Chips, French fries, pomme frites, or fries za kifaransa in Swahili. Whatever you call them, fried potatoes are among the world's most popular foods. It’s no different in Nakuru, Kenya.

At the Nakuru market, Rada Mwati stands...

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY, 17 June 2026 – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened its door for the second time this year, adding over 15,000 new seed samples. This marks a major milestone for the Seed Vault. Its collection has now...

In the bustling potato markets of Kenya, one name reigns supreme – Shangi. This single variety is so dominant that it currently commands 60 to 70% of the country’s total potato production. For the 800,000 smallholder farmers who...

For many smallholder farmers in the tropical highlands of East Africa, the dream of a bountiful potato harvest is increasingly overshadowed by a ‘chemical tax.’ Disease pressure keeps farmers trapped in a costly cycle – spraying...