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This month, Melinda Smale enters the pantheon of Seed Heroes for her influential research on the economic value of crop diversity, helping shape agricultural policies across the globe and inspiring a generation of young...

Many of us can recall our most cherished childhood novels and picture books. They are the stories that lulled us to sleep each night with tales of faraway lands and magical creatures dancing across our minds. Beyond their colorful...

The Crop Trust partnered with Minerva University through its Civic Projects initiative, bringing together the creative energies of undergraduate students with the expertise of scientists to enhance global crop diversity. Over the...

Durum wheat is the behind-the-scenes star of the culinary world. Sure, it's used in all sorts of dishes globally, from North African couscous to Middle Eastern bulgur, but pasta? That's where durum wheat truly shines. Pasta, with...

In this installment of the Seed Heroes series, we commemorate the life of Otto Frankel, the Austrian-born scientist who pioneered the genetic resources conservation movement later in life after a prominent career as a plant...

In June, the picturesque city of Ghent, Belgium, gathered grasspea fans and experts at the inaugural International Lathyrus Day.

Organized by the Fernand Lambein Fund and sponsored by the Crop Trust, this event honored the...

In this installment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate the life of Mexican scientist Evangelina Villegas, who co-developed a new variety of protein-building maize that improved diets for millions of malnourished people around...

The importance of our planet's biodiversity – and its crop diversity – has never been more clear.

This past year has shown time and again the urgency of both conserving crop diversity and using it to develop climate-resilient...