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Continuing Momentum in March

Continuing Momentum in March Marie Haga | Marie's Corner Dear Executive Board Members and Observers, The highlights of the month of March were the finalization of the CGIAR Genebank Platform

Farmers Know Best: Developing Salt-Tolerant Rice in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Farmers Know Best: Developing Salt-Tolerant Rice in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Just like everybody needs somebody to love, every new crop variety needs a farmer. Developing better seeds that can

An Exciting Start to 2016

An Exciting Start to 2016 Marie Haga | Marie's Corner Let me start out with a big thank you to the German Government. We signed a grant agreement for a EUR 25 million contribution to the Crop Trust

The International Agrobiodiversity Congress, 6-9 November 2016 - New Delhi, India

The International Agrobiodiversity Congress, 6-9 November 2016 - New Delhi, India The Crop Trust is excited to announce the very first International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) to

A farmer plows the land with oxen at the Agustina Farm in Morales, Cauca. A drought fueled by the El Niño phenomenon in 2015 forced farmers to delay planting cassava in Cauca, leaving fields bare far into the growing season. As such disruptions become more frequent under climate change, farmers will need more cassava varieties that are both drought tolerant and fast-growing enough to plant whenever the rain arrives.

GROW Webinar: What It Takes To Build an Eco-efficient Genebank for the 21st Century

GROW Webinar: What It Takes To Build an Eco-efficient Genebank for the 21st Century Presented by: Peter Wenzl, Leader, Genetic Resource Program, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Peter

CWR Policy Brief: Measuring the State of Conservation of Crop Diversity

CWR Policy Brief: Measuring the State of Conservation of Crop Diversity New international agreements on sustainable development and biodiversity conservation explicitly prioritize fully safeguarding

Break Down Barriers Between Seed Banks and Field Study

Break Down Barriers Between Seed Banks and Field Study 8 November 2016 -- SciDev publishes opinion piece by Crop Trust's Executive Director, Marie Haga, and Bioversity's Director General, Ann

Plant Cryopreservation: Principles, Applications and Challenges of Banking Plant Diversity at Ultralow Temperatures

10 July 2025 - 15.00 - 16.00 CEST

Feasibility Study for a Safety Back-up Cryopreservation Facility

Feasibility Study for a Safety Back-up Cryopreservation Facility This study was commissioned by Bioversity International, the International Potato Center (CIP) and the Crop Trust with financial

Cryopreservation and the Future of Plant Conservation

Cryopreservation and the Future of Plant Conservation It might come as a surprise that there are many crops that can’t be conserved in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Aside from today’s star the

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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.