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Nearly 70% of the crops contributing calories, fat, and protein in a country’s diet historically originate elsewhere, new study shows

LONDON - 8 JUNE 2016 — The origins of over two-thirds of the grains, legumes,...

Marie Haga | Marie's Corner

The Pledging Conference has taken us one step closer to our final goal: assuring the world safeguards and has access to the crop diversity we need to feed ourselves today, and hopefully feed our progeny...

At the Crop Trust's Pledging Conference in Washington, D.C., the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations gave the keynote address. Read the speech below.

State Secretary Skogen,

State Secretary Silberhorn,

Chair of Crop...

Below is Marie's address to the participants of the Crop Trust's Pledging Conference held on 15 April 2016.

Honorable Chairs,

Mr Deputy Secretary General,

Excellencies,

Ladies and gentlemen,

On behalf of the Crop Trust, it...

Marie Haga | Marie's Corner

Dear Executive Board Members and Observers,

The highlights of the month of March were the finalization of the CGIAR Genebank Platform proposal (2017 – 2022), the finalization of the report on phase 2...

Crop diversity is the raw material for the development of new and improved varieties, which provide a range of important benefits to farmers and consumers.

Researchers have been assembling and managing ex situ collections of crop...

Sosthene Ahongeze, 52, always knew the time for planting and harvesting, and planned accordingly.

Having spent many decades as a smallholder farmer, the resident of Gasoro Cell in the rural Kigoma Sector, Nyanza District was...

Statement from the Executive Director

Over the last four years Genesys has grown into the Internet’s most comprehensive portal for plant genetic resources, unifying information on more than 2.6 million crop genebank accessions....

Scientists and crop breeders are racing to identify the wild ancestors of domesticated plants before a warming world hastens their demise.

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...

A social anthropologist tells us about her recent experiences amidst a large and global community working towards conserving and using plant genetic resources for food security and adaptation to climate change.

Imagine...

The diversity of most of the world’s major crops is collected, conserved and exchanged in the form of seeds – nature’s unparalleled time capsules of life. Seeds can last a very long time if treated right, but to conserve crop...