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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...

Ancient crops preserved for future generations in Arctic seed vault

Potato varieties once thought lost to the Andean people who introduced them to the world safeguarded for future generations

27 August 2015, Svalbard, Norway -...

Janny van Beem, Genebank Quality Specialist at the Crop Trust, sums up the results of the first Genebank Operations and Advanced Learning (GOAL) workshop held in Cali, Colombia earlier this year.

“Our ultimate goal as custodians...

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.

We know...

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...

To the Donors of the CGIAR

The Global Crop Diversity Trust has been established by the FAO and the CGIAR to secure and make available crop diversity for global food security and nutrition. Since 2012, through the Genebank CRP, the...

In reference to:  http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/20/the-doomsday-vault-seeds-save-post-apocalyptic-worl

Dear Sir,

Your recent article on the Svalbard Seed Vault highlights the Crop Trust’s work to ensure the...

Marie Haga | Marie's Corner

Picking up where we left off: my previous post was published from Lima, Peru, during our last Executive Board meeting. I would like to publicly thank our Board members for their time and support....

Following the recent AfricaRice deposit of 2,400 rice accessions to Svalbard, the Crop Trust sat down with Dr. Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop, Head of Genetic Resources Unit and GRiSP Theme 1 Leader for Africa at AfricaRice, to discuss...

In a personal account of the event, our Deputy Executive Director Paula Bramel talks about the ceremony, which was held in Berlin on 19 March. 

Last month the Gregor Mendel Foundation awarded its Innovation Prize to Mahmoud Sohl,...

23 March 2015, Brasilia: Landmark meeting with Global Crop Diversity Trust hosted by Embrapa takes place in Brasilia to discuss the key role that Brazil must play in food security.

Key figures from four government ministries will...

Marie Haga | Marie's Corner

The 17th meeting of the Executive Board is taking place right now in Lima, Peru where we will discuss how we envisage the complete global system for conservation and availability of crop diversity, but...