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Midnight Sun Shines on Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit

19,391 seed samples from 11 genebanks will be added Largest deposit will be made by the World Vegetable Center, including seeds from Indigenous communities Spain and Lithuania depositing seeds for first time More than 1.1...

9 Jun 2022

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Opens for First Deposit of 2022

20,443 seed samples from 10 genebanks to be deposited Largest deposit being made by ICARDA genebank, which withdrew seeds in 2015 during the Syrian civil war More than 1.1 million seed samples of nearly 6,000 plant species...

13 Feb 2022

Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board
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Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board

BONN, Germany (30 Dec 2021) – At the beginning of 2022, World Food Prize Laureate Catherine Bertini will assume leadership of the executive board of the Crop Trust from Sir Peter Crane, FRS, who is now retiring.

“I am delighted...

30 Dec 2021

30 Dec 2021

Crop Trust and the Plant Treaty Launch Lifeline for Genebanks to Secure the Future of Crop Diversity
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Crop Trust and the Plant Treaty Launch Lifeline for Genebanks to Secure the Future of Crop Diversity

Climate change, the global pandemic, pest and pathogen outbreaks, and political instability are posing ever-increasing threats to genebanks around the world In response, the Crop Trust and the Secretariat of the International...

6 Nov 2021

6 Nov 2021

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021

In this deposit, 14,011 seed samples are being added from 12 genebanks from around the world. Latvia and Serbia are depositing seeds for the first time. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) remains the...

28 Oct 2021

28 Oct 2021

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Crop Trust and CIP Announce New Disease-Proof Potato

A new potato named CIP-Matilde was developed by breeders in collaboration with farmers in Peru. It is both tasty and disease-resistant, helping to ensure potatoes remain a staple food that can withstand climate change. The new...

14 Oct 2021

14 Oct 2021

Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
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Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

Groundbreaking 10-year, USD 58 million project launches to secure future food security and climate resilience globally

BONN, GERMANY, September 27, 2021— The Crop Trust and the Government of Norway are launching a...

27 Sep 2021

27 Sep 2021

Crop Trust and WorldVeg Join Efforts to Bring More Vegetables to the Table
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Crop Trust and WorldVeg Join Efforts to Bring More Vegetables to the Table

BONN, Germany (2 September, 2021) -- The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) strengthened their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve and make...

3 Sep 2021

3 Sep 2021

Germany Supports the Crop Trust to Safeguard & Use Crop Diversity Globally
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Germany Supports the Crop Trust to Safeguard & Use Crop Diversity Globally

BONN, Germany (8 June 2021) – Germany and the Crop Trust are expanding their cooperation to help safeguard global crop diversity in perpetuity. In addition to the funding provided to the Crop Trust for the long-term support of...

8 Jun 2021

8 Jun 2021

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Adapting Crops to Climate Change: Paving the Way for More Resilient Agriculture

Newly Published Research Shows When the Growing Gets Tough, the Tough Get Pre-Breeding

The successful results of a major global initiative to use crop wild relatives in breeding new, improved crop varieties that can withstand the...

25 Jan 2021

25 Jan 2021

The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future  
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The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future  

BONN, Germany (4 June 2020) – The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) has announced today the organization will sign the Global Landscapes Forum charter, becoming its 29th member. The Crop Trust joins a global community of...

3 Jun 2020

3 Jun 2020

Supercharging the Next Generation of Climate-Smart Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Supercharging the Next Generation of Climate-Smart Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

EUR 20 million project to boost genebanks’ efforts to conserve and share samples of key staple crops will drive climate resilient and diversified food production.

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are facing the combined challenges...

27 Apr 2020

27 Apr 2020

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