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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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Safeguarding Indonesian Crop Diversity: A Q&A with Standy Christianto
The Borneo Institute Foundation (BIT) was founded in 2007 to support the independence and culture of Indonesia’s Dayak community. Based in Central Kalimantan, a region rich in biodiversity, BIT works with farmers in the Manuhing...
12 Feb 2025
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The Wonderful World of Sunflowers
Think about sunflowers, and there is a good chance that Vincent van Gogh's masterful artworks will leap to mind. His series of sunflower paintings, created in the late 19th century, are timeless representations of the flower's...
6 Nov 2023
Mushy or Not, Peas Need Strategic Support
If you have ever eaten fish and chips in the north of England, you will likely have been confronted with a side order of mushy peas. Depending on where you come from, these are either a delicacy or hideous slop destined for the...
11 Sep 2023
If Life Gives You Lemons ...
Many people will be familiar with the old adage, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” But life did not give us lemons. The lemon is not a naturally occurring fruit, but a cross between a sour orange and a citron. And a sour...
21 Aug 2023
Global Guardians of Potato Diversity
In the highlands of Peru, a group of farmers safeguard their livelihoods and those of future generations. They are conserving the diversity of their staple food: the potato.
Some members of AGUAPAN (Association of Guardians of...
9 Aug 2023
From Broccoli to Pak Choy: Brassicas Need a Global Network
To some people, broccoli is like math: You’re pretty sure that you won’t enjoy it, so you assume that you need to sugar-coat it – or, rather, cheese-coat it – for it to become somewhat palatable.
But what if we were kinder to...
19 Jul 2023
Spicing Up Diets and Livelihoods with Peppers
What behaves like a chameleon, comes in 50 shades of red, green, orange, yellow and even purple, and gets sweeter with age?
It may sound like a creature from a fairy tale, but the real world of plants has an answer all of its...
20 Jun 2023
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
Ensuring the Camel of Crops Keeps Giving
The Crop Trust facilitated the update of a global strategy to conserve the diversity of sorghum and its wild relatives.
The “camel of crops” is a true physiological marvel. It’s one of our toughest cereals and can survive in...
18 May 2023
Change Cows' Diets, Support the Environment
When it comes to sustainability, the livestock sector has a bad reputation. One way to reduce its environmental impact is to breed better forages: the grasses and other plants that are eaten by farm animals. The genetic resources...
4 May 2023
Plan for Bigger, Better Yams
Yields of yams could be boosted—and with them food security—by using their biodiversity more efficiently, according to a strategy for yam conservation facilitated by the Crop Trust.
In the United States and the Caribbean, the...
12 Apr 2023
Millets: Use Them or Lose Them
2023 marks the International Year of Millets – hardy, nutritious crops that are in decline. A recently published global conservation strategy maps out how to keep millets on our plates.
They’re hardy, reliable, rich in...
30 Mar 2023
Protecting Your Pumpkin from Climate Change
'Curcurbits' isn't really a term we use around the dinner table ... but we sure love to eat them. Pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, watermelons, musk melons, chayote ... and don't forget the egusi melons. They are all curcubits, and...
16 Mar 2023
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