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We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

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Kenya

Kenya has a population of over 46.7 million people. Tourism and agricultural exports continue to be the major sources of foreign exchange for the country. Agriculture plays an important role in…

Kenyan Farmers Can Bank on Tree Seeds

Kenyan Farmers Can Bank on Tree Seeds Tree genebanks can make a valuable contribution to the food security and incomes of smallholder farmers in developing countries, a new study suggests. The…

David Kenduywo at his farm in Kembu, Bomet County, Kenya. He grows Calliandra for his dairy cattle. Photo: Sherry Odeyo/ICRAF

Kenyan Farmers Welcome “Exotic” Sorghum

Kenyan Farmers Welcome “Exotic” Sorghum ICSWC 14RS 00020-3-47-1:201704 may be a mouthful, but to Kenyan farmers it could spell food security and better livelihood.

Farmer group in Kenya looking at sorghum

Key Messages from Crop Diversity Day 2022

Key Messages from Crop Diversity Day 2022 1. Global crop diversity is a prerequisite for future food and nutrition security, enabling us to adapt agriculture to the climate crisis, improve…

Panel of speakers at Crop Diversity Day.

Keynote Address: Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Keynote Address: Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations At the Crop Trust's Pledging Conference in Washington, D.C., the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations gave the keynote…

KfW & Crop Trust Sign Agreement to Safeguard Crop Diversity

KfW & Crop Trust Sign Agreement to Safeguard Crop Diversity BONN, GERMANY, 12 October 2017 – Global efforts to protect crop diversity have been boosted by a €50 million loan from the German…

Different types of squash on a pile, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI)

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Crop Trust

Khoury_cropgeneticerosion_GROW_2021_10_18.pdf

Crop genetic erosion: a review of 100 years of evidence, thoughts on future research, and an outline of steps needed to mitigate, stem, and reverse further losses Colin Khoury San Diego Botanic…

Kioumars_Ghamkhar_-_Unchaining_genetic_diversity.pdf

Unchaining genetic diversity by harnessing omics tools for genebank innovation and adaptive agriculture Kioumars Ghamkhar Director, Margot Forde Genebank, AgResearch Co-chair, Academia Section,…

Kiribati

Kiribati has a population of around 106,000. Kiribati’s economy depends heavily on the export of phosphate rock, but the country’s deposits have been depleted. Commercial seaweed farming has become…

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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.