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In this instalment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate the work of Geoffrey Hawtin OBE, a co-recipient of the 2024 World Food Prize, who believes that agricultural biodiversity is a significant part of the solution to the most...

At face value, it’s hard to understand the potential of seeds. Often only a few millimeters in size, their importance may also seem small to the average person. But a keen eye and a clean lens allow Swiss author, landscape...

Sweetpotato plays a crucial role in combating food insecurity and malnutrition in Africa. However, its genetic diversity is under threat from climate change, pests, and diseases, which could have dire consequences for millions of...

This month, Melinda Smale enters the pantheon of Seed Heroes for her influential research on the economic value of crop diversity, helping shape agricultural policies across the globe and inspiring a generation of young...

CIMMYT, Mexico, August 27, 2024 — Crop wild relatives that have survived changing climates for millions of years may provide the solution to adapting wheat, humanity's most widely grown crop, to climate change. Two new studies led...

Many of us can recall our most cherished childhood novels and picture books. They are the stories that lulled us to sleep each night with tales of faraway lands and magical creatures dancing across our minds. Beyond their colorful...

“It produced tremendous amounts, beyond my expectations, especially during the summer months, when nothing else grows. So, I cut the alfalfa and stored it away to feed my horses during those harsh months.”

Juan Luis Acuña...

Durum wheat is the behind-the-scenes star of the culinary world. Sure, it's used in all sorts of dishes globally, from North African couscous to Middle Eastern bulgur, but pasta? That's where durum wheat truly shines. Pasta, with...

Texcoco, Mexico, July 11, 2024 – The Crop Trust, a global organization dedicated to the conservation of crop diversity, is proud to announce its membership in the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) Implementer's Group. The...

Some foods are delicious but dangerous. Fubu, or puffer fish, is an extreme example: only trained chefs are allowed to prepare the funny-looking fish for risk-loving gourmets. 

But humans have also accepted risk in more prosaic...

June 3, 2024 – Bonn, Germany – The Crop Trust is delighted that, following a review of the patronages of the late Queen and the former Prince of Wales, His Majesty King Charles III has decided to continue to be its Patron....