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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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Farmers and Genebanks Explore Crop Diversity in Zambia

Farmers and Genebanks Explore Crop Diversity in Zambia It’s March in Chirundu District, in Zambia’s hot and humid lowlands near its border with Zimbabwe, and the track gives way to a field of…

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Frequently asked questions about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault What is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault? The Svalbard Global Seed Vault provides insurance against both incremental…

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What is the Genebank Academy and who is it for? The Genebank Academy is an online platform hosted by the Crop Trust, designed for genebank professionals, researchers and students worldwide who…

FAO: Ukraine Opens New Duplicate Centre to Safeguard National Plant Genetic Resources

FAO: Ukraine Opens New Duplicate Centre to Safeguard National Plant Genetic Resources The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine, with the financial support of the…

FAO: New Global Partnership to Conserve Food Plants

FAO: New Global Partnership to Conserve Food Plants The UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) announced the launch of the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants (GCCFP), a new…

FAO and the EU support relocation of Ukraine’s national seed collection to a secure site

FAO and the EU support relocation of Ukraine’s national seed collection to a secure site Unique plant genetic resources have been transported over a thousand kilometres from Kharkiv to the west of…

Factsheet_Emergency_Reserve_2023_v2.pdf

Damages after a fire at The National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (NPGRL) in Los Baños Laguna, Philippines in 2012. Saving Our Seeds: An Emergency Reserve for Genebanks in Peril Genebanks are…

Fact-checking the zeitgeist

Fact-checking the zeitgeist By LUIGI GUARINO | Director of Science and Programs We use 43 muscles to frown but only 17 to smile. 89.2% of all statistics are made up…

Fact-Checking the Zeitgeist

By Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs

Extreme Beans: Conserving Vigna

Extreme Beans: Conserving Vigna The Crop Trust facilitated the update of a global strategy to conserve the diversity of Vigna and its wild relatives to help ensure food and nutrition…

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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.