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Geoffrey Hawtin: Crop Diversity Pioneer Who Won the World Food Prize

Geoffrey Hawtin: Crop Diversity Pioneer Who Won the World Food Prize

In this instalment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate the work of Geoffrey Hawtin OBE, a co-recipient of the 2024 World Food Prize, who believes that agricultural biodiversity is a significant part of the solution to the most...

7 Oct 2024

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Rice fields.Harvest of upland rice. Cao Phong District, Hoa Binh, Vietnam. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
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Best of 2022: Celebrating Crop Diversity

21 Dec 2022

The Bermuda bean has evolved a root system that makes it more resistant to tropical storms. Photo: Neil Palmer/CIATThe Bermuda bean has evolved a root system that makes it more resistant to tropical storms. Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT
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The Bean That Could Withstand Hurricanes

13 Jul 2022

ICRISAT’s Damaris Odeny. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust
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Accessible Software for Accessible Seeds

25 May 2022

“Genetic resources safeguarded in a genebank are useful only if they are accompanied by data that is easy to access and can be trusted,” says Juan Carlos Alarcón, the GRIN-Global Frontrunner, who is pictured here far right with representatives from (L to R) Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. “The management of information is indispensable to safeguard the diversity of our crops. And, more importantly, to make it available to potential users.”“Genetic resources safeguarded in a genebank are useful only if they are accompanied by data that is easy to access and can be trusted,” says Juan Carlos Alarcón, the GRIN-Global Frontrunner, who is pictured here far right with representatives from (L to R) Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. “The management of information is indispensable to safeguard the diversity of our crops. And, more importantly, to make it available to potential users.” Photo: Genebank Platform
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GRIN-Global Community Edition: A Collective Step Forward for Genebank Data Managers

7 Jan 2022

7 Jan 2022

Diversity in chickpeaDiversity in chickpea displayed at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Photo: ICRISAT
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ICRISAT in India Ready for First Shipments to Safety Duplicate Genebank Collections

16 Dec 2021

16 Dec 2021

Plastic tubs used to germinate seeds, thus testing their viability, in a seed labPlastic tubs used to germinate seeds, thus testing their viability, in a seed lab. Photo: CSIR-Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute of Ghana
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Genebanks Have Safely Stored Seeds Crucial for Food Security for Decades, Study Finds

7 Sep 2021

7 Sep 2021

Banana flower at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Photo: Shawn Landersz/Crop TrustBanana flower at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Photo: Shawn Landersz/Crop Trust
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Future Banana Health May Depend on Diversity From Farmers’ Fields

3 Aug 2021

3 Aug 2021

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a lab technician is busy at work at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT genebank in Colombia. Photo: The AllianceDespite the COVID-19 pandemic, a lab technician is busy at work at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT genebank in Colombia. Photo: The Alliance
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Genebank Resilience Tested as Pandemic Enters Second Year

28 Apr 2021

28 Apr 2021

Three big enhancements to Genesys now go beyond such basic passport data: the portal now allows genebanks to publish phenotypic datasets, subsets of accessions, and images.Three big enhancements to Genesys now go beyond such basic passport data: the portal now allows genebanks to publish phenotypic datasets, subsets of accessions, and images.
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Expanding and Improving Genesys

9 Jul 2020

9 Jul 2020

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