The Prince of Wales to Host a "Forgotten Foods" Reception
LONDON, UK (25th January, 2018) – His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will host a reception for “forgotten foods” to help raise awareness of the importance of crop diversity and the need to safeguard it.
The event, Food...
26 Jan 2018
26 Jan 2018
Crop Trust Welcomes Tim Fischer as New Board Chair
BONN, GERMANY, October 20, 2017 – Australia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister, Timothy Andrew Fischer, has been named the next Executive Board Chair of the Crop Trust. Fischer will officially assume this new role on January 1, 2018. ...
19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017
An Endangered Wind-Resilient Bean Enroute to Svalbard
SVALBARD, NORWAY – 16 October 2017 – Seeds of a nearly extinct wild bean, which has evolved a vigorous root system that makes it more resilient to tropical storms, are being deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. On World...
16 Oct 2017
16 Oct 2017
KfW & Crop Trust Sign Agreement to Safeguard Crop Diversity
BONN, GERMANY, 12 October 2017 – Global efforts to protect crop diversity have been boosted by a €50 million loan from the German Development Bank (KfW) to the Global Crop Diversity Trust’s endowment fund, which was created to...
12 Oct 2017
12 Oct 2017
More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn from Seed Vault
SVALBARD, NORWAY (13 September 2017) – Last week, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) deposited more than 7,500 seed samples for safekeeping in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. At the same...
13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017
More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn From Seed Vault
SVALBARD, NORWAY – Last week, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) deposited more than 7,500 seed samples for safekeeping in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. At the same time, ICARDA...
13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017
Press Statement on the Seed Vault
Improvements of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
19 May 2017
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the world's backup for crop collections. It currently safeguards more than 930,000 different varieties. It has been reported that the...
20 May 2017
20 May 2017
Major Deposit to World's Largest Seed Collection in the Arctic
MAJOR DEPOSIT TO WORLD’S LARGEST SEED COLLECTION IN THE ARCTIC OVERSEEN BY THE CROP TRUST | GOPRO SUPPORTS CROP TRUST WITH NEW VIDEO AND PLEDGE DRIVE
SVALBARD, NORWAY – 22 February 2017 - A major seed deposit critical to ensuring...
22 Feb 2017
22 Feb 2017
Crop Wild Relatives Rescue Mission Taking Root
1 November 2016: Canberra, Australia -- As scientists from grains genebanks across 18 countries converge in Australia to discuss protecting the future of our worldwide food crops, the focus of Australian and international efforts...
1 Nov 2016
1 Nov 2016
Combatting Climate Change, One Seed at a Time
The largest agro-biodiversity collection in the world just got a little larger.
Longyearbyen, Norway -- 18 October 2016: A total of 25 boxes containing over 10,000 new accessions enter the Svalbard Global Seed Vault today....
18 Oct 2016
18 Oct 2016
Expanded Crop Genebank Opens in Lebanon
29 September 2016 -- Terbol, Lebanon
These global drylands crop and forage genetic resources and the world’s largest collection of crop wild relatives are public goods, freely available to strengthen food security and fight...
29 Sep 2016
29 Sep 2016
“Foreign” Crops - From Maize to Mangoes - Dominate National Food Consumption & Farming Practices Worldwide
Nearly 70% of the crops contributing calories, fat, and protein in a country’s diet historically originate elsewhere, new study shows
LONDON - 8 JUNE 2016 — The origins of over two-thirds of the grains, legumes,...
7 Jun 2016
7 Jun 2016