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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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Launch of Svalbard’s 100-Year Seed Experiment

Launch of Svalbard’s 100-Year Seed Experiment Safeguarding the foundation of our food system for future generations. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway (27 August 2020) - A unique 100-year…

Photo: Svalbard Global Seed Vault/Riccardo Gangale

Launch of The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The launch of the Third Report will take place during a side event at the Twentieth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. At the event, a summary of the key…

Launching New Crop Diversity Board Game Scenario Catan: Crop Trust

Launching New Crop Diversity Board Game Scenario Catan: Crop Trust 11 October 2018 - Makers of the award-winning board game, Catan have come up with a fun new way to learn about the…

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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Le Figaro: Une Arche de Noé des Graines en Norvège

Le Figaro: Une Arche de Noé des Graines en Norvège The importance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the work of the Crop Trust in Le Figaro, one of France's biggest newspapers. Story by Marielle…

Le Monde: Beyond the Polar Circle, Ten Thousand Years of Agriculture in a "Vault"

Le Monde: Beyond the Polar Circle, Ten Thousand Years of Agriculture in a "Vault" Recent Le Monde article, titled 'Au Svalbard, dans la Chambre-forte des semences,' gives readers…

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Imaging Solutions for Seed Banks Characterization of Accessions During Regeneration 1 2 3 4 5 BREEDERS VIEW – SEED BANK CUSTOMERS 6 Breeders View – Seed Bank Customers BREEDERS VIEW…

Lentil serendipity – and hard work

Lentils: The Tiny Giants of Nutrition and Food Security

Lentils: The Tiny Giants of Nutrition and Food Security Pulses, the dried edible seeds of plants in the legume family, have been a staple in diets around the world for millennia. As we approach…

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Let Them Eat Quinoa Cake

Let Them Eat Quinoa Cake Luigi Guarino Getting a chenopodiaceous Andean pseudo-cereal on a coffee shop menu is as difficult as it sounds. My friend Stefano Padulosi is endearingly self-effacing about…

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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.