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From cutting-edge research to work saving seeds in communities, even our small actions can have a big impact on saving crop diversity and putting it to good use. Read the latest news highlighting these efforts and more.
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From Nettle Soup to Genebanks: Joachim von Braun on Food, Science and the Seeds of the Future
For more than four decades, Joachim von Braun has been at the forefront of understanding and improving how the world produces and shares food. As a professor at the University of Bonn, he started the Center for Development...
30 Apr 2026
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Urgent Action Needed as Farmer Varieties Disappear from Use
A team of genebank specialists recently reviewed national crop genebanks in Uganda and Tanzania as part of the Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) Project.
7 Feb 2023
Kenyan Farmers Welcome “Exotic” Sorghum
ICSWC 14RS 00020-3-47-1:201704 may be a mouthful, but to Kenyan farmers it could spell food security and better livelihood.
24 Jan 2023
A Treasure Trove of Crop Diversity, for Pakistan and the World
A team of genebank experts visited the Bio-resources Conservation Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan, in June 2022 as part of the Crop Trust's BOLD (Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development) Project. The review they...
10 Jan 2023
Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding
The National Genetic Resources Center (NGRC) in Yemen is the first genebank to receive funds from the new Emergency Reserve for genebanks facing urgent threats to their precious collections of crop diversity.
The Emergency...
9 Dec 2022
Three Key Takeaways from Food Forever: Climate-proofing our Food For Future Generations
Crop diversity – without which we cannot adapt to the climate crisis, improve livelihoods and feed everyone adequately – was highlighted at the recent Global Landscapes Forum’s (GLF) Climate event. What can we do to protect it?
R...
6 Dec 2022
United States Contributes to Fund To Protect Collections of Crop Diversity Under Imminent Threat
NEW DELHI, India (28 September 2022) – The Government of the United States of America has announced it is making a contribution to the Emergency Reserve, a funding mechanism established jointly by the Crop Trust and the Internatio...
28 Sep 2022
Sarada Krishnan, the Crop Trust’s new Director of Programs, talks about BOLD
Sarada Krishnan joined the Crop Trust as Director of Programs at the beginning of July 2022. Prior to joining the Crop Trust, Sarada was Director of Horticulture at the Denver Botanic Gardens in the USA.
In August 2022, she...
8 Sep 2022
Strengthening Genebanks in Ecuador and Peru
A team of experts traveled to Ecuador and Peru to review the national genebanks in a visit organized by the Crop Trust under the Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) Project.
Ecuador and Peru are...
11 Aug 2022
Support for National Genebanks Underway
Seeds maintained in genebanks worldwide are the foundation of our future food and nutrition security.
16 Jun 2022
Accessible Software for Accessible Seeds
As any plant breeder and researcher will tell you, it’s all about the data. It’s the data that allows them to make smart choices about the crops they breed, speeding up the process of getting new varieties into farmers’ fields and...
25 May 2022
Five Key Messages from "It Starts with a Seed" at GLF Climate
At the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference earlier this month, global leaders discussed how to best strengthen the world's ability to adapt to increasing climate change impacts. A parallel session at the Global Landscapes Forum...
29 Nov 2021
29 Nov 2021