One-Day Symposium at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank
The Role of Crop Diversity and Food Resilience in a Changing Climate
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG, Kew) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) will be jointly organising a one-day symposium on November 23...
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
Genebank Review: CIP (2015)
External Review of the CIP Genebank Commissioned by the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
6 Nov 2015
Sowing the Seeds for Tomorrow
Heritage seeds preserved in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault return to re-establish international collection vital for a food-secure future
Precious seeds that had originally been sent by the International Center for Agricultural...
19 Oct 2015
19 Oct 2015
HRH, The Prince of Wales, Patron of the Crop Trust
Global efforts to preserve biodiversity receive Royal endorsement
16 October 2015 - World Food Day - The cause of biodiversity conservation has been boosted on World Food Day by news that His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales,...
15 Oct 2015
15 Oct 2015
Start Here: Genesys
Online tool is improved to unleash power of crop diversity.
October 2015 -- Scientists developing the new crop varieties that will feed a burgeoning global population will benefit from improved access to data on more than 2.8...
13 Oct 2015
13 Oct 2015
Genebank Review: ICRAF (2015)
External Review of the ICRAF Genetic Resources Unit Commissioned by the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
28 Aug 2015
2014 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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31 May 2015
The Power Behind the Picture
March 30, European Parliament; Brussels – Crop Trust photo exhibition captures shots from around the world to warn Europe of urgent need to protect crop diversity, demonstrating the power of picture.
A new exhibition in the...
30 Mar 2015
30 Mar 2015
Thousands of Years of Global Agricultural History Preserved for Future Generations
International efforts to guarantee the future of world food supplies will see thousands of seeds from almost every country in the world deposited safely in a vault deep in a mountain in the Arctic this week. The seeds will be...
2 Mar 2015
2 Mar 2015
New Appointment to Crop Trust Board
The Global Crop Diversity Trust, an international body seeking to guarantee the conservation of crop diversity worldwide forever, has strengthened its high level Board with the appointment of former Norwegian Government Minister...
29 Jan 2015
29 Jan 2015
Genebank Review: ICRISAT (2014)
External Review of the ICRISAT Genetic Resources Programme Commissioned by the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
9 Jan 2015
Launch of DivSeek
Launch of global ‘big data’ partnership to harness genetic resources for food security
San Diego, USA (9 January 2015) An international initiative launched today will help secure world food supplies by revolutionizing the way...
9 Jan 2015
9 Jan 2015
Genebank Review: Africa Rice (2014)
Review of AfricaRice Genebank, Cotonou, Benin Republic.
15 Nov 2014
Deposit to Svalbard for World Food Day
WORLD FOOD DAY – THOUSANDS MORE CROP VARIETIES TO ARRIVE AT GLOBE’S BIGGEST SEED VAULT
Almost 10,000 crop varieties from more than 100 countries will be deposited in the world’s biggest seed bank this week – a major contribution...
16 Oct 2014
16 Oct 2014
Genebank Review: Bioversity International (2013)
External Review of the Bioversity International Transit Centre for Banana and Plantain
21 Jun 2014
Genebank Review: IITA (2014)
External Review of the IITA Genetic Resources Centre Commissioned by the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
14 May 2014
2013 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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6 Apr 2014
Keeping the World Safe for Miso, Beans and Wild Relatives
Okayama University marks first Japanese deposit to Seed Vault with valuable barley varieties; Global Crop Diversity Trust officials travel to Norway to mark organization’s 10th anniversary
Longyearbyen, Norway (26 February...
26 Feb 2014
26 Feb 2014
Crop Trust Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Ensuring a Stable, Affordable Global Food Supply
(Longyearbyen, Norway) 21 February 2014—Beginning its second decade ensuring the conservation and availability of crop diversity worldwide, the Global Crop Diversity...
21 Feb 2014
21 Feb 2014
New Pact Invests USD 109 Million in Crop Diversity
BONN, GERMANY (31 JANUARY 2013)—Concerned that inconsistent funding eventually could weaken a global network of seed banks at a time when farmers face unprecedented challenges, two of the world’s leading agriculture organizations...
31 Jan 2014
31 Jan 2014