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Ukraine’s At-Risk Farmers to Get Seed Capital From Crops in US

Ukraine’s At-Risk Farmers to Get Seed Capital From Crops in US Nate Kleinman gathered seeds for Ukrainian crops including winter squash, sunflower, and medicinal herbs, with plans to cultivate them…

Ukraine's Giant Seed Bank at Risk of Being Lost as War Rages

Ukraine's Giant Seed Bank at Risk of Being Lost as War Rages In underground vaults near Ukraine's battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 crops is in danger of being permanently…

Ukraine Adopts Strategy to Save Crop Diversity

Ukraine Adopts Strategy to Save Crop Diversity Ukraine, often referred to as one of the world’s main breadbaskets, is home to a wide variety of agricultural plants. But since the escalation of the…

Ukraine

Ukraine has a population of over 44 million. Ukraine’s crop production is highly developed, partially due to rich soils and a favorable climate. Its output of grain and potatoes is among the highest…

Ugandan Farmers Teach Scientists to Rethink Seed Systems

Training Course in Uganda Taps Community Knowledge of Seed Systems

Uganda National Genebank

Location Entebbe, Uganda Parent Organization Plant Genetic Resources Centre (PGRC), National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Overview The Uganda National Genebank (UNGB) was…

Uganda

Uganda has a population of over 38 million. The economy relies heavily on agriculture, and it occupies some four-fifths of the working population. Economic development and modernization have been…

Two Newcomers Join Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Final Opening of 2022

Two Newcomers Join Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Final Opening of 2022 45,150 seed samples from 13 genebanks added to Seed Vault The Seed Vault passes the 1.2 million seed sample mark…

Twenty Years of the Crop Trust

Launched in September 2021, Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) is a 10-year project, that builds on the successes and achievements of the Crop Wild Relatives Project…

Tunisia

Tunisia has a population of over 11 million. Tunisia has a well-diversified economy, although it remains dominated by only a few large sectors. Around two-thirds of Tunisia is suitable for farming,…

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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.