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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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Measuring Mantras

Measuring Mantras The business guru Peter Drucker was fond of saying that you can’t improve what you can’t measure. It is debatable to what extent conservation resembles business, but…

Measuring Mantras

Luigi Guarino | Crop Trust Director of Science and Programs

Media Corner

Media Corner Welcome to the media page for the Global Crop Diversity Summit, where you'll find news and stories about the summit's discussions and initiatives. Dive into exclusive content…

Meet the Chef Serving up Pork Schmaltz in Appalachia

Meet the Chef Serving up Pork Schmaltz in Appalachia Emily Payne | Food Tank “California has nothing on us,” Chef Ian Boden, Owner of The Shack in Staunton, Virginia, tells Food Tank.…

Meet the Photographers

Juan Arredondo was born in New Jersey, USA, and grew up in Colombia. He relocated to the United States to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in organic chemistry. While working as a research…

Melinda Smale: Exploring the Economic Value of Crop Diversity Conservation

Melinda Smale: Exploring the Economic Value of Crop Diversity Conservation This month, Melinda Smale enters the pantheon of Seed Heroes for her influential research on the economic value of crop…

Memphis Flyer: The Man Who Saved the World

Memphis Flyer: The Man Who Saved the World The Memphis Flyer in Memphis, TN reports on Cary Fowler and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It is 4,059 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, to the Svalbard…

Menus of the Future Should be Difficult to Decipher

Menus of the Future Should be Difficult to Decipher The global food system relies on just a fraction of foods. Just four crops - wheat, rice, maize and potato - provide 60 per cent of our calories.…

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Mexico

Mexico has a population of more than 119 million people. The agriculture and food sector in Mexico accounts for almost 5% of gross national income. It employs 15-20% of the country’s working…

Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia is a country in the western Pacific Ocean, and comprises over 600 islands. It has a population of 105,576. Micronesia’s principal economic activities are…

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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.