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Grain Central: Global Insecurity Means Food Security Paramount - Schmitz

Grain Central: Global Insecurity Means Food Security Paramount - Schmitz Now is the time to invest in crop conservation and use it to hedge against the uncertainty caused by instability, conflict,…

Australian Grains Genebank leader Dr Sally Norton, Crop Trust executive director Dr Stefan Schmitz, and Crawford Fund director Dr Tony Gregson. Photo: Australian Grains Genebank

New FAO Report Checks Up on the Health of Crop Diversity Conservation

New FAO Report Checks Up on the Health of Crop Diversity Conservation Nobody much likes writing long reports. Or indeed reading them. But when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launches…

Vom Gen zum Teller: Nachhaltigkeit und Ernährung im Klimawandel

Die Veranstaltung bietet Studierenden eine wertvolle Gelegenheit, ihr Wissen zu erweitern und praktische Einblicke in die Arbeit nationaler und internationaler NGOs sowie gemeinnütziger…

Genebank Review: Africa Rice (2014)

Genebank Review: Africa Rice (2014) The review of AfricaRice Genebank, Cotonou, Benin Republic, aimed at assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the genebank operation as a whole and the…

#CropsInColor Welcomes the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Food Tank, and the Tastes of Appalachia

#CropsInColor Welcomes the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Food Tank, and the Tastes of Appalachia The Crop Trust’s global #CropsInColor campaign, with additional support from the Oak Spring…

15 Years of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

15 Years of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault: New deposit from 20 genebanks and a new virtual tour to celebrate the remote Arctic seed store

New seeds are being deposited at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

A Contribution from Norway

A Contribution from Norway MUSCAT, OMAN — A contribution from Norway today provided USD 23.7 million to conserve and sustainably manage the world’s most important food crops, citing the critical…

50,000 Petitioners Support Russian Genebank

50,000 Petitioners Support Russian Genebank ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (21 September 2010)—A global social media campaign to save Europe’s most important collection of fruits and berries has…

Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity

Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7 September 2023 – The future of some of Africa’s most beloved staple crops,…

IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

Adapting Crops to Climate Change: Paving the Way for More Resilient Agriculture

Adapting Crops to Climate Change: Paving the Way for More Resilient Agriculture Newly Published Research Shows When the Growing Gets Tough, the Tough Get Pre-Breeding The successful results of a…

Barley. DIIVA Project, Marchouch, Morocco. Photo: Michael Major/Crop 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.