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The Seeds That Feed Us And the Future They Hold
World Environment Day is a powerful reminder that conserving biodiversity is essential not just for the health of our planet, but also for something closer to home – our food. The resilience of our food systems, the nutrition in...
5 Jun 2025
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Extreme Beans: Conserving Vigna
The Crop Trust facilitated the update of a global strategy to conserve the diversity of Vigna and its wild relatives to help ensure food and nutrition security.
Have you ever eaten koki, Hoppin' John, chè đậu trắng, lǜdòu...
31 May 2023
Cowpeas in Nigeria Can Trace Ancestry to Genebanks
Take home messages
Four out of every 10 Nigerian cowpea farmers surveyed are growing an improved cowpea variety that can link its ancestry back to a genebank The use of improved varieties has not diminished the diversity...
7 Mar 2023
Cowpea: How to Make a Hardy Crop Even Tougher
The cowpea keeps millions of people fed every day—but with the climate crisis threatening production, scientists are finding ways to increase its yields and hardiness.
“The cowpea has nourished people for many centuries,” said Ou...
19 May 2020
19 May 2020
Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security
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...
23 Mar 2015
23 Mar 2015