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Our Food System: Facing a Titanic Problem?

Our Food System: Facing a Titanic Problem? Luigi Guarino | Director of Science Whenever a new report on some aspect or other of the food system comes out, the metaphors start flying around. We saw

Fresh fruits and vegetables on shelf in supermarket. For healthy concept

Rethinking Global Food Systems

Rethinking Global Food Systems At the GLF Bonn 2020 digital conference on food in the time of crises, Crop Trust Executive Director Stefan Schmitz gave an inspirational talk about the importance of

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

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

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.

African Genebanks Move from Strength to Strength

African Genebanks Move from Strength to Strength Dr. Janny van Beem, the Crop Trust’s Quality Management Systems expert, uses the image of a staircase to illustrate how quality management is a

The Ghana National Genebank is one of the five genebanks in Africa taking part in the Seeds4Resilience Project. Photo: Nora Castaneda-Alvarez/Crop Trust

More than 30,000 Seed Samples from Seven Genebanks Secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault

More than 30,000 Seed Samples from Seven Genebanks Secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault A total of 85 boxes with thousands of seed samples will be deposited this week in the Svalbard Global Seed

Don't Worry, There's a Plan Brewing for Global Coffee Conservation

Don't Worry, There's a Plan Brewing for Global Coffee Conservation We hear a lot about coffee being in trouble. Pests, diseases, climate change, you name it, they’re all coming for your brew. It is

Regaining Momentum for Agrobiodiversity Conservation at the UN Food Systems Summit

Regaining Momentum for Agrobiodiversity Conservation at the UN Food Systems Summit Stefan Schmitz | Crop Trust Executive Director The upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) could mark a

Artists For Plants and Svalbard Global Seed Vault Launch "Seeds Planting Art" International Call

The 2022 Artists For Plants international call is focused on artworks dedicated to seeds.

Strengthening Genebanks in Africa

Seeds for Resilience is a 5-year project supporting collections of key crops identified by partner genebanks in five sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Twenty-two genebanks, including two new ones, added nearly 51,000 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in 2021.

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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.