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It Was neither the Best nor the Worst of Times
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
It was neither the best nor the worst of times. Dickens would not have got very far with that opening, but it’s an accurate summary of the tale of two cities that I have lived in...
9 Jan 2018
9 Jan 2018
2017 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security goes to Filippo Bassi & team
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
There are two ways you can deal with a problem. You can try to out run it. Or you can run towards it. Both have their advantages. Running away from a problem sounds bad, but...
14 Dec 2017
14 Dec 2017
The Breeding Advantage
Tapping into genetic diversity for food security in a 4 degrees warmer world
Lili Szilagyi, CCAFS and Cierra Martin, Crop Trust
While efforts are underway to mitigate emissions and adapt to a 2°C increase, it's important to...
28 Nov 2017
28 Nov 2017
Interview with Nikolay Dzubenko, Director of VIR
To celebrate the 130th anniversary of Vavilov, I interviewed Nikolay Dzubenko, Director of the N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR). Born in USSR in 1952, Dr. Dzubenko is also a professor and a botanist.
Dr....
23 Nov 2017
23 Nov 2017
Climate Change Effects are Cropping Up
Climate Change Effects are Cropping Up and it's only going to get worse: Transformational Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Amanda Fuller, Former Crop Trust Partnerships Fellow
Since 2015, drought-induced crop failures and livestock...
9 Nov 2017
9 Nov 2017
An Endangered Wind-Resilient Bean Enroute to Svalbard
SVALBARD, NORWAY – 16 October 2017 – Seeds of a nearly extinct wild bean, which has evolved a vigorous root system that makes it more resilient to tropical storms, are being deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. On World...
16 Oct 2017
16 Oct 2017
Calling All Coffee Lovers: Let's Save Coffee Together
Friday, 29 September 2017 – Starting today and culminating on Sunday, 1 October 2017, the 77 Member States of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and dozens of coffee associations around the world are coming together to ...
29 Sep 2017
29 Sep 2017
Genebank Platform holds its first AGM
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
Rome. Ames. Arusha. Izmir. Horsham. Meise.
For the past six years, the managers of some of the world’s most important collections of crop biodiversity have met at annual meetings held in these...
28 Sep 2017
28 Sep 2017
More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn From Seed Vault
SVALBARD, NORWAY – Last week, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) deposited more than 7,500 seed samples for safekeeping in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. At the same time, ICARDA...
13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017
Los Ingredientes Básicos
Algunos de los cultivos más importantes de la humanidad se originaron en América Latina, como el maíz y la yuca, las patatas y los frijoles, los tomates y los chiles. Todos estos – y muchos otros oriundos de la región – son...
10 Aug 2017
10 Aug 2017
The Food Forever Initiative
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
2.5 can mean anything. Percent. Degrees. Kilometers. Kilos. Centimeters.
For everyone connected to biodiversity it has a very special meaning. And if you stumble into someone who happens to work with...
3 Aug 2017
3 Aug 2017
The Season of Rewards
The story of Harvest in Madagascar and Zambia.
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18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017