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10th Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Rome, Italy, from 20 to 24 November 2023 and will be preceded by regional and inter-regional consultations on 18 and 19 November 2023. The Crop…

System Development: Towards a Global Genebank System

… and evaluation function, the GGP facilitated the reviews of three international genebanks in 2023: the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the…

Conservation_Strategy_Flyer_2024.pdf

… Germplasm Beans 2014 Conservation of Phaseolus Beans Genetic Resources: A Strategy Brassica 2023 Global Strategy for the Conservation of Brassica Genetic Resources Breadfruit 2007 Breadfruit…

Highlights of the 10th Session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resource for Food and Agriculture Governing Body

… Treaty on Plant Genetic Resource for Food and Agriculture Governing Body On the November 22, 2023, delegates to the tenth session of the Governing Body (GB 10) of the International Treaty on Plant…

Peanut_Summary.pdf

… 26,395 31% Estimated global number of accessions notified as available in the MLS GLIS portal (2023) 24,665 29% Accessions with DOI GLIS portal (2023) 27,680 32% Estimated number of accessions…

Dryland Crops in Africa and Asia Get a Boost From Crop Trust and Germany

… diversity was planted as part of an outreach program supporting the International Year of Millets in 2023. The ICRISAT genebank has demonstrated substantial progress in clearing backlogs in its essential…

A farmer from India holds a part of her pearl millet harvest. Credit: ICRISAT

Banking on Diversity in Nigeria: A Winning Team

… Adiat Adegoke testing seed viability at the NACGRAB genebank in Ibadan, Nigeria - October 2023. (Photo: Georgina Smith/Crop Trust) Mary is a key member of the team of NACGRAB scientists that…

A ‘Revolutionary’ Way to Feed the World That’s Very Old

… of the globe. Cary Fowler launched the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) in February 2023 in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).…

GLF Live: Year of the Millets

…GLF Live: Year of the Millets The United Nations has declared 2023 the International Year of the Millets (IYOM). GLF Live will close off the year with this live-streamed conversation on 14…

A Global Conservation Strategy for Crops in the Cucurbitaceae Family

… A global conservation strategy for crops in the Cucurbitaceae family was published in 2023 (Global Crop Diversity Trust 2023, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.769652). This document, developed with the input of a large number…

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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.