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Vania Azevedo: Building a Legacy, One Genebank at a Time

Vania Azevedo: Building a Legacy, One Genebank at a Time In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we salute Brazilian scientist Dr Vania Azevedo, who was just tapped to lead CGIAR’s global

Global_Crop_Conservation_Strategies_opinion_paper.pdf

OPINION PAPER Towards Mainstreaming Global Crop Conservation Strategies Ehsan Dulloo and Colin K. Khoury Acknowledgments The development of this opinion paper on the future of the Global Crop

Crop Strategy: Citrus (low res)

Crop Strategy: Citrus (low res) A GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF CITRUS GENETIC RESOURCES International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and

Crop Strategy: Curcurbits (lowres)

Crop Strategy: Curcurbits (lowres) A GLOBAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR CROPS IN THE CUCURBITACEAE FAMILY The International Treaty ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

G.O.A.L. - Raising Genebank Standards

G.O.A.L. - Raising Genebank Standards Janny van Beem, Genebank Quality Specialist at the Crop Trust, sums up the results of the first Genebank Operations and Advanced Learning (GOAL) workshop held in

Forward and Upward: Spirit of our GOAL Workshop in Latin America

Forward and Upward: Spirit of our GOAL Workshop in Latin America Marie Haga | Marie's Corner When you hear the word ‘quality’ what comes to mind? This was the question posed by Janny van Beem, the

Wild About Bananas

Wild About Bananas Hunting for Drought Tolerance in Papua New Guinea Bananas were first domesticated in Southeast Asia, sometime between 5,000 and 8,000 BCE. They have since spread widely around

Otto Frankel: 1960s Trailblazer for Plant Biodiversity Conservation

Otto Frankel: 1960s Trailblazer for Plant Biodiversity Conservation In this installment of the Seed Heroes series, we commemorate the life of Otto Frankel, the Austrian-born scientist who pioneered

Partnerships and organizational news

The Crop Trust made a number of important institutional strides forward in 2022, including: receiving an endowment contribution from a private company; signing of a memorandum of understanding with

No data? No conservation.

Information systems are central to the effective conservation and use of plant genetic resources, whether at the level of the individual collection, using the likes of GRIN-Global, or at a global

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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.