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In a genebank outside Nairobi, a technician scans a barcode label on a seed envelope. Instantly, a screen fills with data – where the seed was collected, when it was last tested and whether it has duplicates safely stored...

User Groups Offer Model to Increase Use of Crop Diversity, Study Finds

With a pair of tweezers, Mary Aditiku picks up a tiny okra seed, turns it over, and puts it back in place. Her hand is steady; her movements are precise. She repeats this action dozens of times, moving quickly across the plastic...

Success is often said to be a journey, not a destination. If so, it might be useful to remember that travelers need to be aware of opportunities, and take them while they still exist.

At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, world...

Conserving crop diversity is not just about adventurous activities like trekking through the jungle on elephant-back to track down the “lost” wild relatives of beans or potatoes.

The day-to-day routine of running a genebank is...

The National Plant Genetic Resources Centre (NPGRC) in Zambia is one of five national genebanks in Africa the Crop Trust is working with through its Seeds for Resilience (SFR) Project. This five-year project supports national...

Africa is facing the combined challenges of climate change, malnutrition and a rising population. Farmers on the continent urgently need access to crops that are more productive and nutritious, more resilient to unpredictable...

As part of its Seeds for Resilience Project, the Crop Trust has signed the first of five major agreements with national genebanks in sub-Saharan Africa with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), which...

Eyerusalem Arusi Morka shows what can be achieved when women have the opportunity to develop their talents.

In honor of International Women’s Day, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of...