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Time for Tea Luigi Guarino | Director of Science  My mother-in-law, Hilda Gathoni, has been growing tea for most of her 83 years. The same tea. The tea she and her family also drink. It’s about…

Why I dislike the International Day for Biological Diversity Luigi Guarino | Director of Science I don’t like the International Day for Biological Diversity much. I mean, I’m fine with the concept.…

Wild Relatives: Not Just in Your Family Marie Haga | Marie's Corner Most of us have some wild relatives in our families. I can think of some in my own. It’s the same with crops – they too have their…

Show Me the Non-monetary Benefits Luigi Guarino | Director of Science Whenever the subject of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) comes up, I…

In Vietnam: Farmers Evaluate Wild Rice-derived Lines We recently visited our Crop Wild Relatives partners at the Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, Can Tho University,…

New Beginnings Marie Haga | Marie's Corner After very careful consideration and with a heavy heart, I have decided to resign from my position as Executive Director of the Crop Trust. I have been…

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How Do We Estimate the Consequences of Global Inaction on Genetic Diversity Conservation, Exchange, and Use? By Luigi Guarino, David Spielman, and Keith Wiebe Target 2.5 of the Sustainable…

Pre-Breeding Work With Grasspea and Finger Millet Gets a Boost Two food crops prized for their nutritional value and ability to survive temperature extremes, drought and poor soil are now receiving…

2019 World Food Prize celebrates Simon N. Groot, and the diversity of tropical vegetables The 33rd annual edition of the World Food Prize has been awarded to Simon N. Groot, founder of the seed…