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Brewing up a Genebank Success Story Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs I collect stories about genebanks making a difference. Well, somebody has to, and it’s kind of my job.  I…

How Much Do Countries Benefit From One Another’s Crop Diversity? Bananas originated in South and Southeast Asia, and are now produced throughout the world’s tropics and eaten in at least 192…

A Tale of Two Bananas Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs My friend Ali Lawati is upset with me. He works on plant genetic resources conservation in Oman, and we’ve known each other…

PGR Go Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs  OMG! Look, over there! Mewtwo! Quick, let’s catch it Oh, I’m sorry, did I distract you from your own Pokémon Go? Seems like everybody’s…

Benjamin's Excellent Adventure This week, I’d like to use this blog to introduce a new colleague here at the Crop Trust. His name is Dr Benjamin Kilian, and he’ll be working on our project on crop…

The Summer Edition 2016 Marie Haga | Marie's Corner We have decided to collect our main activities during the months of June and July and present you with a summer Newsletter edition. I hope you…

GRIN-Global: A Data Management Tool for All Genebanks Genebanks safeguard and make available the genetic diversity of our food crops. This is a critically important endeavor, but protecting and…

Heavier Than a Sheaf of Rye Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs I have a list somewhere of all the crops that have, at one time or another, been called the “key” to healthy diets, and…

Joining Hands for Conservation Luigi Guarino| Director of Science and Programs There’s a question I’m asked a lot when I give introductory talks about the Crop Trust: what do we have against in situ…

Quality Matters Marie Haga | Marie's Corner The job of the Crop Trust is to safeguard one of the world’s most important natural resources – namely plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.…