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Seed Summit Highlights Need for Genetic Diversity

Seed Summit Highlights Need for Genetic Diversity A recent summit entitled Genetic diversity for more resilient food systems looked at the urgent need of safeguarding crop diversity due to the impact…

Building Capacity in Collecting and Conserving Crop Wild Relatives

Building Capacity in Collecting and Conserving Crop Wild Relatives How do you go about finding and collecting seeds from a scraggly looking crop wild relative in a prairie or a tropical forest, when…

“Genetic resources safeguarded in a genebank are useful only if they are accompanied by data that is easy to access and can be trusted,” says Juan Carlos Alarcón, the GRIN-Global Frontrunner, who is pictured here far right with representatives from (L to R) Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. “The management of information is indispensable to safeguard the diversity of our crops. And, more importantly, to make it available to potential users.”

Genebank Platform Annual Report

Genebank Platform Annual Report Last year, the CGIAR Genebank Platform completed the third year of its five-year lifespan. The Platform ensures that the CGIAR genebanks are running efficiently, that…

Launch of Svalbard’s 100-Year Seed Experiment

Launch of Svalbard’s 100-Year Seed Experiment Safeguarding the foundation of our food system for future generations. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway (27 August 2020) - A unique 100-year…

Photo: Svalbard Global Seed Vault/Riccardo Gangale

A Carrot Revolution Takes Root in Bangladesh

A Carrot Revolution Takes Root in Bangladesh “Everybody in Bangladesh loves carrots: all social classes, all ages, all religions, all casts,” says M.A. Rahim, a professor at the Bangladesh…

Potato Diversity Leads to Economic Gain in Uganda

Potato Diversity Leads to Economic Gain in Uganda The genebank of the International Potato Centre (CIP) holds more than 6000 accessions of potatoes and distributes samples to users all over the…

The release of Victoria has resulted in gross economic benefits of USD 42 million per year in Uganda over a 25-year period. Photo: CIP

The Seeds of a COVID-19 Response

The Seeds of a COVID-19 Response Luigi Guarino | Director of Science There’s been a lot of discussion during these past extraordinary months about the effect of the pandemic on the global food…

Keeping the Coffee Pot Hot

Keeping the Coffee Pot Hot In-depth Audit Suggests Sustainable Way Forward For Key International Coffee Collection For the past 71 years, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education…

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…

Safeguarding Biodiversity, Forever

Safeguarding Biodiversity, Forever While the world seems to get further entangled in a web of concurrent crises, there are a growing number of leaders and experts who are sparking new hope and trust…

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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.