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A Conversation with Simran Sethi By Cierra Martin, Crop Trust This spring I had the pleasure of speaking with Simran Sethi, a journalist and educator focused on food and agriculture and author of…

Scanning the Future of Genebanks By LUIGI GUARINO | Director of Science and Programs Anybody who buys something in a supermarket these days knows a little about barcodes. You put your purchases…

A Game of Two Halves Luigi Guarino| Director of Science and Programs Watching the England football team succumb again a few days ago, it struck me that what the International Treaty on Plant…

Q&A with Toby Smith: Four Questions and Four Images Luis Salazar | Communications Manager Photographer Toby Smith recently visited southern Africa for the Crop Trust’s #CropsInColor campaign. From…

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…