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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…

GRIN-Global: A Data Management Tool for All Genebanks Genebanks safeguard and make available the genetic diversity of our food crops. This is a critically important endeavor, but protecting and…

Heavier Than a Sheaf of Rye Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs I have a list somewhere of all the crops that have, at one time or another, been called the “key” to healthy diets, and…

Joining Hands for Conservation Luigi Guarino| Director of Science and Programs There’s a question I’m asked a lot when I give introductory talks about the Crop Trust: what do we have against in situ…

Quality Matters Marie Haga | Marie's Corner The job of the Crop Trust is to safeguard one of the world’s most important natural resources – namely plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.…

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…