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Genebank Platform Annual Report Last year, the CGIAR Genebank Platform completed the third year of its five-year lifespan. The Platform ensures that the CGIAR genebanks are running efficiently, that…

Launch of Svalbard’s 100-Year Seed Experiment Safeguarding the foundation of our food system for future generations. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway (27 August 2020) - A unique 100-year…

A Carrot Revolution Takes Root in Bangladesh “Everybody in Bangladesh loves carrots: all social classes, all ages, all religions, all casts,” says M.A. Rahim, a professor at the Bangladesh…

Potato Diversity Leads to Economic Gain in Uganda The genebank of the International Potato Centre (CIP) holds more than 6000 accessions of potatoes and distributes samples to users all over the…

The Seeds of a COVID-19 Response Luigi Guarino | Director of Science There’s been a lot of discussion during these past extraordinary months about the effect of the pandemic on the global food…

Keeping the Coffee Pot Hot In-depth Audit Suggests Sustainable Way Forward For Key International Coffee Collection For the past 71 years, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education…

Time to Serve the Tea Tea-growing countries around the world would all be better served by sharing their knowledge and plant genetic material, according to Dr. Mahasen A B Ranatunga, Head of the…

Safeguarding Biodiversity, Forever While the world seems to get further entangled in a web of concurrent crises, there are a growing number of leaders and experts who are sparking new hope and trust…

Seed Conservation Continues Despite The Pandemic Secure Crop Diversity, Secure Food The global pandemic has not halted efforts to secure agrobiodiversity. Genebanks around the world continue to…

The Power and Potential of Agrobiodiversity Protecting and harnessing the earth’s biodiversity is more critical than ever to tackle urgent issues like climate change and hunger.  The GLF…