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Cary Fowler: Crop Diversity Visionary and World Food Prize Laureate
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Cary Fowler: Crop Diversity Visionary and World Food Prize Laureate

This month, we celebrate the life of Cary Fowler, a key figure in the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and co-recipient of the World Food Prize in 2024 for his dedication to conserving crop diversity in the face of...

28 Oct 2024

400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard
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400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard

A 400-year-old university in Bolivia is set to become the latest depositor to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, thanks to support from the Government of Norway, channeled through the Crop Trust.

Founded in 1624, the Universidad...

21 Oct 2024

Durum Wheat: The Best Kept Secret in Katie Parla’s Pasta
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Durum Wheat: The Best Kept Secret in Katie Parla’s Pasta

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...

26 Jul 2024

A group picture of the participants of the Grasspea Day in Ghent
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Grasspea Innovation Shines in Ghent

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...

26 Jun 2024

Evangelina Villegas: The First Woman to Receive the World Food Prize
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Evangelina Villegas: The First Woman to Receive the World Food Prize

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...

19 Jun 2024

His Majesty King Charles III Continues Patronage of Crop Trust
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His Majesty King Charles III Continues Patronage of Crop Trust

June 3, 2024 – Bonn, Germany – The Crop Trust is delighted that, following a review of the patronages of the late Queen and the former Prince of Wales, His Majesty King Charles III has decided to continue to be its Patron....

3 Jun 2024

Genebanks From Around the World Stand United as New Seeds are Added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Genebanks From Around the World Stand United as New Seeds are Added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Longyearbyen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 28 May 2024 – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes shipments from five new depositors as the world’s largest repository of crop diversity raises the number of samples in its care to...

28 May 2024

Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler to Receive the 2024 World Food Prize for Safeguarding Crop Diversity
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Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler to Receive the 2024 World Food Prize for Safeguarding Crop Diversity

Des Moines, Iowa — May 9, 2024 — The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that two of the Crop Trust’s foundational figures, Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler, will receive the 2024 World Food Prize for their...

9 May 2024

Life Insurance for Genebanks
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Life Insurance for Genebanks

Genebanks are generally safe. But they are not invulnerable.

More than a decade ago, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas’ (ICARDA) genebank got caught up in the civil war in Syria, and scientists...

6 May 2024

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