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New Drought-tolerant Durum Wheat Variety Proves Its Worth in Morocco

… the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Released in Morocco in 2023 by the National Institute for Agricultural Research in Morocco (INRA), Jawahir is the result of over ten…

Strategic Action Towards 2030

Launched in September 2021, Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) is a 10-year project, that builds on the successes and achievements of the Crop Wild Relatives Project

Sunflower_Summary.pdf

… sunflower diversity. Bibliography Drummond, E.B.M., Bramel, P., Lohwasser, U. and Giovannini, P. (2023). Global strategy for the conservation and use of sunflower (Helianthus) genetic resources. Zenodo.…

From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops

… Opportunities for Lesser-known Diversity in Edible Resources (BOLDER) initiative launched in 2023 and works with partners in Benin, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda to enhance the conservation, production and…

Ecuador’s Model Genebank

… breeders developed INIAP-Excelencia from a cross between two traditional quinoa varieties. Released in 2023, it is high yielding with low saponin content, which means it’s easier to process, less bitter and more…

Best of 2022: Celebrating Crop Diversity

… containing 20,443 samples within, bringing the Seed Vault’s total count to 1,145,862 samples. February 2023 will mark the 15-year anniversary of this iconic site. In Photos: What It Takes to Operate a National…

Temperate_Forages_Summary.pdf

… of new regional networks. Bibliography Khoury, C.K., Sotelo, S., Amariles, D. & Hawtin, G. 2023. The plants that feed the world – Baseline data and metrics to inform strategies for the conservation…

Potato_Summary.pdf

… 11% 41,873 61% Passport data completeness index: median value in Genesys (Range 0–10) Genesys (2023) Estimated accessions safety duplicated at a different genebank3 Survey (2020/2021) 16,423 24% …

Communique

… Final Communique Summary of the Co-Chairs 14 November 2023, Französischer Dom, Berlin The Global Crop Diversity Summit brought together key stakeholders from the global Plant Genetic Resources for Food and…

Laying the foundations for better grasspea and finger millet

In 2022, the “Safeguarding crop diversity for food security: Pre-breeding complemented with Innovative Finance” Project entered its fourth and final year.

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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.