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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

… valid, reliable and traceable results. ISBER Best Practices: Recommendations for Repositories, 2023, 5th Edition Guidance published by ISBER on the ethical, legal, operational and quality requirements…

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…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Celebrates 15th Year With Historic Deposit

…Svalbard Global Seed Vault Celebrates 15th Year With Historic Deposit Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 28 February 2023 – As part of its 15th anniversary celebrations, today the Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes 20 genebank…

New seeds are being deposited at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard

… Bolivia. Twenty percent of the bean diversity in the university's collection was regenerated in 2023. Back-Ups in Bolivia and the Arctic Local Seed Guardians, genebank staff and farmers played a key role…

Crop Trust and Plant Treaty pledging more than $100,000 to safeguard crucial genebanks in Laos and Sudan

… more than $100,000 to safeguard crucial genebanks in Laos and Sudan Rome, Italy, 20 November, 2023: In the face of conflict and extreme weather, the Crop Trust and the…

Jayanthi_Nadarajan_Crop_Trust_Talk_15_May_2024.pdf

… D.; Colville, L. Seed Longevity—The Evolution of Knowledge and a Conceptual Framework. Plants 2023, 12, 471. https://doi.org/10.3390/ plants12030471 Seed storage – effect of moisture content Seed…

Life Insurance for Genebanks

… samples have been backed up in a second location since the start of the project. Between 2023 and 2024, 14 recipients of BOLD regeneration and safety duplication grants were able to deposit seeds in…

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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.