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Celebrating the Building Blocks of Life

Crop diversity in focus: a global photography campaign was launched today celebrating the beauty and value of crop diversity around the world.

The campaign, #CropsInColor, will highlight the diversity of food crops and the role...

8 Dec 2015

8 Dec 2015

Is the System of Germplasm Sharing Global Enough Yet?
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Is the System of Germplasm Sharing Global Enough Yet?

25 years of international exchange of plant genetic resources:  WHY The multilateral system needs a global management

- A Conversation between Luigi Guarino, Michael Halewood and Gea Galluzzi -

The research paper “Twenty five...

17 Sep 2015

17 Sep 2015

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Four Things That Keep A Genebank Manager Awake At Night

Dave Ellis, Genebank Manager at CIP in Lima, Peru, shares with our Crop Topics readers his views and concerns regarding the present state and future challenges of plant genetic resources conservation around the world.

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6 Jul 2015

6 Jul 2015

Nature’s Answer to Eggplant Angst
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Nature’s Answer to Eggplant Angst

 

S. Aarayiammal (45) of Irumputhipatty near here, who has been yearning for a good spell of rain, feels so relaxed now thanks to the unseasonal rain in different parts of the district.

Ever since the intermittent rains lashed...

3 Jul 2015

3 Jul 2015

Rich Soil With a Side of Beans
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Rich Soil With a Side of Beans

 

Insects invade neighborhood in Manizales

The large number of flies may be caused by improper usage of fertilizers.

According to the local people in the La Linda neighborhood of Manizales, this is not the first time they have...

20 Feb 2015

20 Feb 2015

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Seeds of Time

A perfect storm is brewing as agriculture pioneer Cary Fowler races against time to protect the future of our food.

Gene banks of the world are crumbling, crop failures are producing starvation...

3 Jan 2015

3 Jan 2015

TED Talks: Cary Fowler
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TED Talks: Cary Fowler

This fantastic TED talk brings people closer to understanding the importance of crop diversity.

Tucked away under the snows of the Arctic...

1 Jul 2009

1 Jul 2009

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