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The Cows Come Home Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs Cows get a lot of bad press these days. They are blamed for climate change and deforestation and even unhealthy diets, as if it’s…

USDA Honors Crop Diversity with 2nd Largest Seed Deposit 19 September 2016 - the Svalbard Global Seed Vault’s doors were opened as 53 new boxes of seeds arrived from the United States Department…

Escaping Lethal Yellowing Luigi Guarino|Director of Science and Programs Readers of a certain age may remember a catchy but ever-so-slightly annoying tune from the late 70s called “Escape,” which…

Opening Genebanks’ Doors to Farmers Luigi Guarino|Director of Science and Programs Sure, they’ve had a helping hand from scientific plant breeders over the past century or so, but it was farmers who…

News in November Marie Haga | Marie's Corner During the last couple of months, we have been organizing events and activities all over the world – from North and Central America to Australia and New…

#CropsInColor Q&A with Brent Stirton Luis Salazar | Global Crop Diversity Trust  In his two-decade career, Brent Stirton has focused his work on issues dear to his heart, which include…

Crop Wild Relatives: The Nexus of Conservation and Agriculture Sir Peter Crane | President OSGF & Crop Trust Executive Board Member The end of October was a busy time for the Crop Trust with the…

A Bandwagon in the Mainstream Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs Mainstreaming has been at full flood of late. The 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) of the Convention on…

A Look Back on 2016 Marie Haga | Marie's Corner In this "corner" we will take a look back at an exciting Crop Trust 2016 and welcome 2017 with some reflections on what we want to achieve. The Big…

A Turn in Dr Sibbald’s Garden Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs Robert Sibbald is an immensely impressive figure of the late 17th century. He was, for example, the first person to…