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Battling Biotic Stress in Farmers' Fields Crops are often threatened by a range of unfriendly organisms, including various kinds of bacteria, fungi, insects and weeds. These plant predators hamper…

16 Women Scientists Securing the Future of our Food In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Crop Trust is highlighting some of our past interviews with talented women who…

A Sweet Deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault When the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens this week, for the first time in 2021, the seeds of something really sweet will be among those…

Strawberry Seeds Deposited at the First Svalbard Global Seed Vault Opening of 2021 FAO’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables is being recognized all around the globe—including at the Svalbard…

Stay-Green Sorghum to the Rescue The arid-zone grain sorghum can be made even more tolerant of drought, new research shows. Drought tolerance in sorghum—the world’s fifth most important cereal…

Vision for 2030: Closing the Gap Between Ideal and Reality Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director A collaborative global system for ex situ conservation of crop genetic resources is the vision that…

New Alfalfa Varieties Take Root From the dry, freezing winters of Kazakhstan and Inner Mongolia (China), to the parched summers of central Chile, to the blistering heat of Australia, alfalfa—also…

Flourishing in her Field Eyerusalem Arusi Morka shows what can be achieved when women have the opportunity to develop their talents. In honor of International Women’s Day, which celebrates the…

Serving Up Fruit and Vegetable Diversity Luigi Guarino | Director of Science A healthy diet includes five servings of fruits & vegetables daily. Yet the cost of such a diet exceeds what the…

Brushing Off Biotic and Abiotic Stresses New varieties of pearl millet that are more resilient to the effects of climate change are off to a promising start, a new study shows. Pearl millet is an…