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New Countries and a New Crop Mark First Seed Vault Deposit of 2026
LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY, 25 February 2026 – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened for its first deposit event of 2026 today. Seeds from two new countries, Guatemala and Niger, were deposited for the first time, and the Seed Vault...
25 Feb 2026
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Heritage and Health Take Center Stage at the Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit
As genebanks around the world deposit seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week, the focus is on how crop diversity reflects cultural heritage.
LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY, 3 June 2025 – Fourteen genebanks will deposit...
3 Jun 2025
The Wow Potatoes of Kenya: Fighting Late Blight with Farmer-Approved, Disease-Resistant Spuds
Fighting Late Blight with Farmer-Approved, Disease-Resistant Spuds
30 May 2025
Ugandan Farmers Teach Scientists to Rethink Seed Systems
Training Course in Uganda Taps Community Knowledge of Seed Systems
26 May 2025
Bonn University Botanic Gardens Showcase the Value of Conservation
Botanical gardens bring us together. They are peaceful places in busy urban areas where people can meet, relax, connect with nature, and learn something. But they also bring lots of different plants together, and thus play a vital...
22 May 2025
Jack Harlan: Sounding the Alarm on Crop Diversity Loss
In this edition, our Seed Heroes series pays tribute to U.S. scientist Jack Harlan. His plant collection expeditions and profound multidisciplinary knowledge helped shape the future of crop diversity conservation and genebanks.
19 May 2025
Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security Brings Together International Stakeholders to Address Global Hunger
BONN, GERMANY, May 14, 2025 – On May 12-13, global leaders and experts convened in Bonn, Germany, for the first stakeholder meeting of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security.
With an estimated 735 million people...
14 May 2025
Building a Stronger Genebank Network, One Connection at a Time
In a world in which growing food demand is about the only certainty, digital tools are helping genebanks conserve and share the crop diversity that underpins our global food security.
By streamlining operations and connecting...
9 May 2025
Seeds and Storms: Safeguarding the Philippines’ Crop Diversity Against Climate Change
Every year, the Philippines braces for an average of 20 typhoons. And every year, the scientists at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (NPGRL) in Los Baños do a lot of worrying. The next storm could erase decades of...
17 Apr 2025
From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops
BOLDER Project Stakeholders Meet to Identify 15 Underutilized Species for Conservation and Use
Over 250 farmers, genebank experts, government representatives, and private-sector partners gathered in Benin, Ghana, Tanzania and...
14 Apr 2025
From Genebank Shelves To Farmers’ Fields In Pakistan
Asif Javaid ran his finger across a row of plastic bottles containing rice seeds, checking a number on his phone. He paused at one bottle and checked again.
“Here’s the one – it has an amazing story,” said the manager of the...
9 Apr 2025
Seeding Security: The Urgency of Resilient Agriculture in a Destabilized World
Every year, security experts and thought leaders from around the world gather in Munich to discuss the world's security policy challenges. The Crop Trust was invited to the 2025 Munich Security Conference to highlight how crop...
7 Apr 2025