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What is a Genebank? Have you ever wondered what a genebank does? The short answer is that genebanks store genes. Not literally, although there are some specialized genebanks that do manage genes –

African Genebanks Build a Community Conserving crop diversity is not just about adventurous activities like trekking through the jungle on elephant-back to track down the “lost” wild relatives of

New Beginnings Marie Haga | Marie's Corner After very careful consideration and with a heavy heart, I have decided to resign from my position as Executive Director of the Crop Trust. I have been

Threatened Wild Sunflowers   The line of cars was so thick that Hill County farmer Rodney Schronk couldn’t get into his field of sunflowers. Hordes of rubber-neckers stopped along Interstate

India Deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault A box containing 25 accessions of pigeon pea marks first-ever seed deposit from India to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault In April 2014, India made its

2018: The Beginning of a Global Awakening? Marie Haga | Marie's Corner We live in an interdependent world where we all rely on one another to grow and thrive. No one is self-sufficient. But one must

Genebanks Have Safely Stored Seeds Crucial for Food Security for Decades, Study Finds Over the last half-century, genebanks have played an essential role in safeguarding global food security for the