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Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages

… Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages 18 April 2023, Cali, Colombia – A new Long-term Partnership Agreement (LPA) signed today between the Crop Trust and…

Sudan’s National Genebank Begins Rebuilding as Famine Threatens

… wild relatives of sorghum, pearl millet, sesame and eggplant. But all that changed in December 2023. An armed rebel faction drove government forces out of Wad Medani and APGRC workers fled to safer…

Bonn University Botanic Gardens Showcase the Value of Conservation

… bank. It conserves a wide range of species, from pepper to resilient niche crops like amaranth. In 2023, Bonn University Botanic Gardens deposited seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, contributing to the…

Greens from Asia for the World

…Greens from Asia for the World In light of the second opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in 2023 and the World Vegetable Center’s deposit, which marks its 50th anniversary, we sat down to chat with Maarten van…

Boxes moved into Svalbard Global Seed Vault by NordGen Staff.

Reflecting on 2022

… feature of the Crop Trust strategy to 2030, which was drafted in 2022 and will be completed in 2023. In addition to participation in many global events, in September the Crop Trust hosted a stakeholders'…

Securing the world’s crop diversity is a prerequisite for future food and nutrition security. Photo: Shawn Landersz/Crop Trust

Susan McCouch: Pioneer of Modern Rice Breeding

… threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. Susan Mc Couch at the Crop Diversity Summit in Berlin, 2023. Credit: MIKA-fotografie “The diversified agrifood system — as we envision it and aspire to — provides…

UNCCD COP16: Crop Diversity as a Path to Combat Desertification and Ensure Food Security

… at CSIR-PGRRI, (R) examine bambara groundnut at the SARI research station in Manga, Ghana. October 2023. Photo: Neil Palmer/Crop Trust. The Role of Crop Diversity in Combating Desertification – 3…

Coconut Conservation: Protecting Culture, Food and a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

… you don’t have to feel a salty breeze on a sandy beach to reap the fruits of coconut’s varied uses. In 2023, total global production of coconuts was over 64 million tons, with products that included copra, the…

Standards and Best Practices

… plant health protection and safe trade. ISBER Best Practices: Recommendations for Repositories (2023) Guidance published by ISBER on the ethical, legal, operational and quality requirements for…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Historic Deposit Bolsters Food Security Amid Crises

… Executive Director of the Crop Trust. Recent climate data underscores the urgency of this work. 2023 was the hottest year since global records began, by a wide margin. Of the 30 deadliest weather events…

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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.