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Nature: Weeds Warrant Urgent Conservation Nature highlights report that finds that more than half of the wild relatives of 29 globally important crops are not adequately conserved in seed banks.

Ames Tribune: Crop Diversity Conference Underway in Ames The Ames Tribune reports on the Annual Genebank Managers Meeting held in Ames, Iowa this year. People from across the world have made their…

Hungry World Must Conserve Crop Varieties Dr. Paula Bramel penned an editorial in the Des Moines Register on the importance of crop diversity: "Hungry world must conserve crop diversity." Within the…

Des Moines Register: Leaders Gather to Discuss Crop Diversity About a dozen representatives from Iowa’s agriculture industry joined the leaders of a global foundation in Des Moines Tuesday to…

Reuters: Norway Invests USD 23.7 Million in Crop Diversity Thomson Reuters Foundation reports on the contribution of Norway to the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund. 24 September 2013, Muscat, Oman -…

The Hindu: Protect Crop Diversity to Feed All, Says Expert The Hindu reports on Marie Haga's lecture at the invitation of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. Ms. Haga, a former politician from…

The New Indian Express: 'Conserving Seeds in Genebanks Vital' The New Indian Express reports on the importance of conserving seeds in genebanks. Marie Haga, executive director of the Global Crop…

Guardian Reports: Brazilian Beans and Japanese Barley to Svalbard The Guardian reports on the addition of Brazilian beans and Japanese Barley to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Some 20,000 plant…

Grist: Wild thing, I think I Need You Grist Online reports on report on Crop Wild Relatives: "Wild thing, I think I need you: How weeds could save dinner" Who needs weeds? In a climate-changed…

Rachel Kyte on Crop Diversity In August 2014, Rachel Kyte penned an editorial in Scientific American on the importance of crop diversity to help our agriculture adapt to climatic changes. News out…