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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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From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops

From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops BOLDER Project Stakeholders Meet to Identify 15 Underutilized Species for Conservation and Use Over 250 farmers, genebank experts,…

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are Opportunity Crops? Opportunity crops are plant species with unrealized potential to improve food and nutritional security. They are traditionally grown and used in certain…

French Polynesia

French Polynesia consists of five archipelagoes in the south-central Pacific Ocean and has a population of around 285,000. Tourism is the country’s main economic activity. Agriculture now only…

France

France has a population of more than 64 million people. In 2010, the agriculture sector employed 716,000. Arable land occupies 56% of mainland French territory, but this measure has been declining…

Four Things That Keep A Genebank Manager Awake At Night

Four Things That Keep A Genebank Manager Awake At Night Dave Ellis, Genebank Manager at CIP in Lima, Peru, shares with our Crop Topics readers his views and concerns regarding the present state and…

Dave Ellis and Marie Haga at Parque de la Papa

Forward and Upward: Spirit of our GOAL Workshop in Latin America

Forward and Upward: Spirit of our GOAL Workshop in Latin America Marie Haga | Marie's Corner When you hear the word ‘quality’ what comes to mind? This was the question posed by Janny van Beem, the…

Foresight for Opportunity Crop Development

Foresight for Opportunity Crop Development This brief presents a strategic framework for integrating opportunity crops into African food systems through foresight-driven planning and…

Forbes: Top Banana - America’s Favorite Fruit Confronts An Uncertain Future

Forbes: Top Banana - America’s Favorite Fruit Confronts An Uncertain Future It’s easy to take bananas for granted. Walk into any U.S. supermarket, no matter how poorly stocked, and there they are.…

Forages: Key to Climate-resilient Livestock Systems

Forages: Key to Climate-resilient Livestock Systems More than a billion smallholders depend on their livestock for food and livelihoods, and their livestock depend on a year-round supply of…

Sheep in a corral in Ait Bouhou, Morocco.

Forages for the Future, Issue 4

Forages for the Future, Issue 4 Forages for the Future, Issue 4 is now available! In this newsletter, Forage scientists, Bruce Pengelly and Brigitte Maass, discuss priorities for 2017…

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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.