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Midnight Sun Shines on Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit

Midnight Sun Shines on Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit 19,391 seed samples from 11 genebanks will be added Largest deposit will be made by the World Vegetable Center, including seeds…

Millets

The Crop Trust, along with its strategic partners, is developing conservation strategies to protect the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops. This initiative is funded by the German Federal…

Millets: Use Them or Lose Them

Millets: Use Them or Lose Them 2023 marks the International Year of Millets – hardy, nutritious crops that are in decline. A recently published global conservation strategy maps out how to keep…

Millets_Conservation_Strategy.pdf

Conserving MILLETS The little grains with a big future Millets are among the oldest foods we eat – proso and foxtail millets were some of the first domesticated grains. We’ve cultivated proso…

Crop Strategy: Millets (lowres)

Crop Strategy: Millets (lowres) GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES OF SELECTED MILLETS The International Treaty ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD…

Millets_Summary.pdf

Pearl millet, Zimbabwe. Photo: Michael Major Global strategy for the conservation and use of genetic resources of selected millets: summary for ITPGRFA stakeholders This document is a concise…

Ministerial Luncheon: Less Rain, More Grain

Ministerial Luncheon: Less Rain, More Grain Agricultural Biodiversity and Water: Less Rain, More Grain The Crop Trust, with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, will…

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We are dedicated to conserving and making crop diversity available for use globally, forever and for the benefit of everyone.

Mongolia

Mongolia’s land area is roughly equivalent to that of the countries of western and central Europe. It has a population of over 3 million. Around three-fourths of Mongolia’s area consists of…

More Funding Needed for Climate Adaptation, as Risks Mount

More Funding Needed for Climate Adaptation, as Risks Mount Countries must urgently ramp up action to adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change, as efforts now are too little and too…

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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.