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We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

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Partnerships and Communications

… received a welcome boost at Climate Week NYC…

Yams

… of yams could be boosted—and with them food…

Growing our Community of Crop Diversity Supporters

… diets and helping boost yields in farmers’…

How to Feed a Growing Global Population in the Midst of a Climate Crisis

By Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of Crop Trust and Tony Simons, Director General of World Agroforestry

Small scale farms and community groups line the road from Samfya to Mansa and focus on Cassava production for local consumption and to a lesser extent starch export.

Crop Diversity Can Save Food from the Climate Crisis

It is sometimes said that one crisis leads to another. There is little doubt that humanity is now facing a cascade of crises closely connected with climate change.

Second International Agrobiodiversity Congress

… Stefan Schmitz, to boost dialogue among relevant…

A farmer tends to rice paddies at the Maname experimental farm in Tolima, where different varieties of exotic rice destined for Colombian restaurants are tested under local conditions. Over 90% of rice fields in the country are planted with modern varieties, usually bred with a very mixed ancestry from other regions of the world. Resistance to the destructive Latin American virus hoja blanca, for example, has been found in a variety from Taiwan and a few African lines.

Crop_Diversity_Summit_Poster_Alliance.pdf

… beef production by boosting soil organic carbon…

Red Hot Chili Peppers Arrive in Svalbard Global Seed Vault

… new traits that can boost yields or address…

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

… 20 million project to boost genebanks’ efforts to…

African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan (2025‒2035)

… and researchers. By boosting the production and…

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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.