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Tackling Genebank Emergencies

… to provide rapid assistance to genebanks facing the risk of losing their collections forever. In 2023, genebanks in Laos and Sudan faced such emergencies. In response to conflict and extreme weather, the…

Buildings damaged by war in Aleppo, Syria

Conservation_Strategy_Flyer_German.pdf

… and Use of Musa Bohnen 2014 Conservation of Phaseolus Beans Genetic Resources: A Strategy Kohl 2023 Global Strategy for the Conservation of Brassica Genetic Resources Brotfrucht 2007 Breadfruit…

Conservation_Strategy_Flyer_Spanish.pdf

… Batata Berenjena 2022 Estrategia Mundial para la Conservación y el Uso de las Berenjenas Brassica 2023 Estrategia Mundial para la Conservación de los Recursos Genéticos de Brassica Cacahuete 2022 …

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Vigna

… Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Vigna was published in 2023 (Global Crop Diversity Trust 2023, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7565174). This document, developed with the input of a large number of experts, aims…

Crop_Diversity_Summit_Poster_CIP.pdf

… holds more than 5,000 accessions of potato and sweetpotato in liquid nitrogen (at –196°C). • In December 2023, CIP will start the construction of a large, fully HTXLSSHG DQG DXWRPDWHG FU\REDQN ZLWK D YLHZ WR…

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…

Eggplant_Summary_01.pdf

…from 27 genebanks. 2 Estimate based on country of institute and ITPGRFA party status. Source Khoury et al. (2023) The International Treaty ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 5.9 …

Pea_Summary.pdf

… summary of the Global strategy for the conservation and use of pea genetic resources (Ambrose et al. 2023). This summary supports decision making by the stakeholders of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic…

BOLDER: Building Opportunities for Lesser-known Diversity in Edible Resources

… BOLDER is aligned with the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) movement, launched in February 2023, through collaboration between the U.S. Department of State, the African Union (AU) and the Food and…

Securing Our Food Forever

… more than USD 75 million to international genebanks primarily through our Endowment Fund and, in 2023, provided over USD 16 million in funding for projects and other activities that strengthen the…

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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.