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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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Tracing the Ancestry of Groundnuts in Malawi

Tracing the Ancestry of Groundnuts in Malawi Take Home Messages Genebanks can provide plant breeders with the genetic diversity they need to improve crops. Several improved groundnut varieties…

Woman working in Groundnut field in Malawi

Tracing High-iron Beans to the Genebank

Tracing High-iron Beans to the Genebank A Genebank Platform Impact Fellow looks at the journey of beans from the genebank to farmers’ fields. Stefania Sellitti may not be able to trace her family…

Towards a Global Genebank System

Launched in September 2021, Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) is a 10-year project, that builds on the successes and achievements of the Crop Wild Relatives Project…

Top Chefs Cook up the Food of the Future: Hosted at Google's NYC Office

Top Chefs Cook up the Food of the Future: Hosted at Google's NYC Office 25th September – New York City, USA – Crickets, algae and unusual edible plants will be on the menu today as chefs and leaders…

Tom Yum Blondkopfchen Cherry Tomato

Tom Yum Blondkopfchen Cherry Tomato Kevin Thien is a Vietnamese-American chef and three-time James Beard Nominee. In 2020, he opened the restaurant Moon Rabbit in Washington, D.C., which serves…

Togo

Togo has a population of over 7.7 million. Togo benefits from one of the highest standards of living on the continent due to its valuable phosphate deposits and a well-developed export sector based…

Together for the Future of Food: Crop Diversity Day 2025

Together for the Future of Food: Crop Diversity Day 2025 On 21 November, experts and leaders from all over the world gathered in Lima, Peru, for Crop Diversity Day 2025. This milestone event,…

A highlight of Crop Diversity Day 2025 was the first deposit into CIP’s new cryopreservation facility – the Cryo Vault – the first of its kind in South America. Photo: Andres Carvajal/IISD Earth Negotiation Bulletin

Time to Serve the Tea

Time to Serve the Tea Tea-growing countries around the world would all be better served by sharing their knowledge and plant genetic material, according to Dr. Mahasen A B Ranatunga, Head of the…

Time to Act: Natural Disasters Underscore Climate Emergency

Time to Act: Natural Disasters Underscore Climate Emergency Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director As I write this, fires rage in Greece and Turkey, provoked by drought and searing heat waves. During…

TIME Names Svalbard Global Seed Vault Among 25 Iconic Inventions

TIME Names Svalbard Global Seed Vault Among 25 Iconic Inventions TIME has named the Svalbard Global Seed Vault one of the 25 most iconic inventions of the past quarter century. “Superman had it…

Seed sample deposit to Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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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.