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From Nettle Soup to Genebanks: Joachim von Braun on Food, Science and the Seeds of the Future For more than four decades, Joachim von Braun has been at the forefront of understanding and improving…

From Lack of Diversity to Lack of Funding, Seed Banks Face a World of Challenges A recent article, published in the Smithsonian online magazine sheds light on the numerous challenges facing…

From Inner Mongolian Fields to Wild Sunflowers to the Crop Trust I grew up in a multi-ethnic community in the suburbs of a town in Inner Mongolia, in northern China. My grandmother is a farmer and…

From Genebank Shelves To Farmers’ Fields In Pakistan Asif Javaid ran his finger across a row of plastic bottles containing rice seeds, checking a number on his phone. He paused at one bottle and…

Susan Bragdon | Director, Seeds for All & Policy Advisor, Oxfam Novib

From Coffee to Cosmetics Companies are Looking for Ways to Protect the Plants Their Products are Made From The number of plant species in the world is declining, and climate change is poised to reck…

From Broccoli to Pak Choy: Brassicas Need a Global Network To some people, broccoli is like math: You’re pretty sure that you won’t enjoy it, so you assume that you need to sugar-coat it – or,…

From Asking ‘Why?’ to Conducting Climate Research: Sophia Lüttringhaus This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring interviews with…

From a Childhood on a Farm to an Agricultural Scientist: Paula Bramel This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring interviews with…

From a Childhood in the Himalayas to Addressing Global Food Security: Shivali Sharma This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring…