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CePaCT Donor Roundtable: Discussing support for the Pacific’s most important genebank

… genebank. They include contributions to the Crop Trust…

Expanding and Improving Genesys

… launched in 2008, it now contains data on more than four…

Three big enhancements to Genesys now go beyond such basic passport data: the portal now allows genebanks to publish phenotypic datasets, subsets of accessions, and images.

Genebank Resilience Tested as Pandemic Enters Second Year

… Watering, pruning, and controlling pests and diseases…

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a lab technician is busy at work at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT genebank in Colombia. Photo: The Alliance

Crop Trust Finance Director Janet Muir on Sustainable Finance Solutions at GLF Climate

… over USD 245 m in contributions, mainly from…

October 28, 2015. Alonso Onogama a farmer from the indigenous ethnic group Embera Chamí at one of the Chacras or farming fields where a variety crop including cassava are farmed. The indigenous Community of has been working with the Red Caquetá Paz and NGO that helps relocated families from the armed conflict and educates in best practices for farming Cassava and other crops in San Jose Canelos, Caquetá, Colombia. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo/Reportage by Getty Images for The Global Crop Diversity Trust.

A Changing world - Sustainable and Resilient Dryland Food Systems

… Program – Africa): ICRISAT’s contributions and strategy for…

ICRISAT in India Ready for First Shipments to Safety Duplicate Genebank Collections

… jointly by donor contributions to the CGIAR Fund…

GRIN-Global Community Edition: A Collective Step Forward for Genebank Data Managers

… jointly by donor contributions to the CGIAR Fund…

“Genetic resources safeguarded in a genebank are useful only if they are accompanied by data that is easy to access and can be trusted,” says Juan Carlos Alarcón, the GRIN-Global Frontrunner, who is pictured here far right with representatives from (L to R) Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. “The management of information is indispensable to safeguard the diversity of our crops. And, more importantly, to make it available to potential users.”

Carlos Ochoa: The Indiana Jones of the Potato World

… we remember the unique contributions of Peruvian…

2022 Annual Report

… more about the generous contributions that the Endowment…

Securing the world’s crop diversity is a prerequisite for future food and nutrition security. Photo: Shawn Landersz/Crop Trust

Giving Diversity a Chance

… can all make important contributions to agricultural…

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The Crop Diversity Digest

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.