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CIP-Matilde Potato Variety

Introducing CIP-Matilde, a New Disease-resistant Potato On World Food Day 2021, the Crop Trust and the International Potato Center (CIP) announced a new potato variety for farmers…

Mariluz Cardenas holding a box of tubers

Chilling Out for Conservation

Chilling Out for Conservation CGIAR genebanks are using cryopreservation for the long-term conservation of crops that can’t be stored as seeds. Molecules in living organisms are always racing…

Chill Solution for Meeting Future Demand of Sweetpotato

Chill Solution for Meeting Future Demand of Sweetpotato From Lima to Lusaka, open the menu of one of the fancier burger joints and you may well find fries made from sweetpotatoes rather than the…

Genebank staff assessing crops in field.

Chili

Originating in Mexico, chili peppers have been a part of the human diet in the Americas since at least 7500 B.C. For the rest of the world, they were “discovered” by Christopher Columbus. Diego…

Chile

Chile has a temperate climate in the Atacama Desert in the north, a Mediterranean climate in the central and fertile central valley region, cool and damp climate in in the southern low coastal…

Chickpea: The Economist and the Falafel

Chickpea: The Economist and the Falafel The Big Mac Index determines the purchasing power of different currencies by comparing prices of McDonald’s hamburgers in different countries, but in the…

Chickpea Wild Relatives: Using Science to Change the World

Chickpea Wild Relatives: Using Science to Change the World Whenever I mention working with chickpeas, the almost universal response I get is “Oh yeah, hummus!” What most people don’t realize is…

Cherokee Nation to Preserve Culturally Important Seeds in Arctic Vault

Cherokee Nation to Preserve Culturally Important Seeds in Arctic Vault 7 February 2020 | The Guardian The Cherokee Nation will bank beans, squash and corn, including some of the tribe's most sacred…

October 11, 2015. Different varieties of Maize are displayed at a stand in Texcoco, Mexico. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo/Reportage by Getty Images for The Global Crop Diversity Trust.

Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Wheat: Our Great Grain

Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Wheat: Our Great Grain Season 3 - Episode 6 This episode is all about wheat, a beloved crop and the basis of foods like bread and cake. Pastry Chef Sahar Parham Al…

Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Sweetpotato: the Root to Health

Chefs' Manifesto Podcast - Sweetpotato: the Root to Health Season 3 - Episode 4 This episode is all about sweetpotato, a nutrient-rich crop that's one of the most-consumed in Africa. Chef Kiran…

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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.