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BONN, Germany (30 Dec 2021) – At the beginning of 2022, World Food Prize Laureate Catherine Bertini will assume leadership of the executive board of the Crop Trust from Sir Peter Crane, FRS, who is now retiring.

“I am delighted...

Climate change, the global pandemic, pest and pathogen outbreaks, and political instability are posing ever-increasing threats to genebanks around the world In response, the Crop Trust and the Secretariat of the International...

A new potato named CIP-Matilde was developed by breeders in collaboration with farmers in Peru. It is both tasty and disease-resistant, helping to ensure potatoes remain a staple food that can withstand climate change. The new...

Groundbreaking 10-year, USD 58 million project launches to secure future food security and climate resilience globally

BONN, GERMANY, September 27, 2021— The Crop Trust and the Government of Norway are launching a...

Newly Published Research Shows When the Growing Gets Tough, the Tough Get Pre-Breeding

The successful results of a major global initiative to use crop wild relatives in breeding new, improved crop varieties that can withstand the...

The Crop Trust’s global #CropsInColor campaign, with additional support from the Oak Spring Garden, and with Food Tank as an official media partner, has as its next stop: the richly diverse mountains of the southeastern United...

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...

The largest agro-biodiversity collection in the world just got a little larger.

Longyearbyen, Norway -- 18 October 2016: A total of 25 boxes containing over 10,000 new accessions enter the Svalbard Global Seed Vault today....

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,...

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...

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...

MUSCAT, OMAN — A contribution from Norway today provided USD 23.7 million to conserve and sustainably manage the world’s most important food crops, citing the critical need for crop diversity at a time when populations are soaring...