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A farmer from India holds a part of her pearl millet harvest. Credit: ICRISAT

Dryland Crops in Africa and Asia Get a Boost From Crop Trust and Germany

Agriculture in drought-prone regions took a major step forward when the Crop Trust and Germany’s federal government provided much-needed support for an international agricultural research institute focused on the drylands of...

7 Jan 2025

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400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard
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400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard

21 Oct 2024

Evangelina Villegas: The First Woman to Receive the World Food Prize
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Evangelina Villegas: The First Woman to Receive the World Food Prize

19 Jun 2024

Taking Diversity out of the Genebank and into Farmers’ Fields in Ghana

(Photo: Neil Palmer/Crop Trust)

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Taking Diversity out of the Genebank and into Farmers’ Fields in Ghana

16 Jan 2024

The Unlocking Climate Solutions: Embracing Nature and Agricultural Heritage event was held at Mindspace in Brooklyn, New York City. Photo: Bailey Cate/Crop Trust

The Unlocking Climate Solutions: Embracing Nature and Agricultural Heritage event was held at Mindspace in Brooklyn, New York City. Photo: Bailey Cate/Crop Trust 

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Crop Diversity: A Tasty Way for Keeping Our Options Open

22 Sep 2023

IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

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Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity

7 Sep 2023

Circle of hands holding seed varieties
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Using Crop Diversity To Fight Hidden Hunger

27 May 2020

27 May 2020

Vitamin A-Biofortified Maize: Exploiting Native Genetic Variation for Nutrient EnrichmentVitamin A-Biofortified Maize: Exploiting Native Genetic Variation for Nutrient Enrichment
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Vitamin A-Biofortified Maize: Exploiting Native Genetic Variation for Nutrient Enrichment

19 Feb 2018

19 Feb 2018

Zinc wheat being harvested in India. Photo: T Krupnik/CIMMYTZinc wheat being harvested in India. Photo: T Krupnik/CIMMYT
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Zinc-Biofortified Wheat: Harnessing Genetic Diversity for Improved Nutritional Quality

29 May 2017

29 May 2017

Q&A with Toby Smith: Four Questions and Four Images
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Q&A with Toby Smith: Four Questions and Four Images

8 Jul 2016

8 Jul 2016

Pledging Conference Summary
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Pledging Conference Summary

19 May 2016

19 May 2016

Cassava plantlets in the CIAT genebank in Cali. Barcoded labels link each plantlet to an accession database with information on the variety, landrace or wild relative and where it was collected. Some types have long since vanished from fields, but these tiny offspring keep the diversity alive. Any one of them can be grown into a full-sized crop, which could hold the key to beating a virus in Vietnam or grasshoppers in Ghana.Cassava plantlets in the CIAT genebank in Cali. Barcoded labels link each plantlet to an accession database with information on the variety, landrace or wild relative and where it was collected. Some types have long since vanished from fields, but these tiny offspring keep the diversity alive. Any one of them can be grown into a full-sized crop, which could hold the key to beating a virus in Vietnam or grasshoppers in Ghana.
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Economic Benefits of Crop Diversity

23 Feb 2016

23 Feb 2016

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Guest Post: Nourishing Collaborations

8 Dec 2015

8 Dec 2015

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