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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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Rice: A Story of Heritage

Rice: A Story of Heritage

6 Dec 2024

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Genebanks From Around the World Stand United as New Seeds are Added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Genebanks From Around the World Stand United as New Seeds are Added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

28 May 2024

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

see here : https://www.croptrust.org/The Crop Wild Relatives Alfalfa Pre-breeding Project at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KSRIAPG). (Photo: Luis Salazar/Crop Trust)
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An Alfalfa That Loves the Cold

25 Apr 2023

7 May 2020

Cracking the Problem of Tree Seeds

The seeds of the baobab are covered with a whitish-pink, dry, acidic pulp that is high in Vitamin C and makes a nice juice. Agnes Were, a laboratory assistant at ICRAF’s genebank in Nairobi displays an open baobab fruit. The seeds are soaked in water to remove the pulp. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust

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Cracking the Problem of Tree Seeds

4 Apr 2023

Protecting Your Pumpkin from Climate Change

Pumpkin diversity. Source: World Vegetable Center

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Protecting Your Pumpkin from Climate Change

16 Mar 2023

29 Oct 2021

Documenting the rice is a key activity of the AfricaRice genebankGROW webinars are back. (Photo: Neil Palmer/Crop Trust)
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They’re Back: GROW Webinars for the Genebank Community

28 Sep 2022

Atanasios TsivelikasGenebank Manager Athanasios Tsivelikas in base collection cold room, Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust
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"Our Seeds Could Start the Next Green Revolution"

23 May 2022

Genebank Manager Athanasios Tsivelikas in active collection cold room, Rabat, Morocco.Genebank Manager Athanasios Tsivelikas in active collection cold room, Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust
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New ICARDA Morocco Genebank Set to Open

16 May 2022

Future Seeds genebank
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A Cathedral for Crop Diversity

15 Mar 2022

Food For a Curious Mind: Damaris Odeny on a Career in Agricultural ScienceDamaris Odeny in her lab in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust
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Food For a Curious Mind: Damaris Odeny on a Career in Agricultural Science

3 Mar 2022

11 Feb 2022

Women in Science: Vania Azevedo
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Feeding the World with Agricultural Science: Vania Azevedo

1 Mar 2022

Women in Science: Sophia Luttringhaus
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From Asking ‘Why?’ to Conducting Climate Research: Sophia Lüttringhaus

25 Feb 2022

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