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The Future of Food is Wild: The Story Behind The CIP-Matilde Potato Variety Climate change is making it harder for farmers to grow enough food to feed their families. A new potato variety called…

The Genebank Pushover Luigi Guarino The Copenhagen Consensus sounds like a minor Robert Ludlum novel – perhaps something from his unjustly neglected, more sedate late period – but it’s actually far…

Luigi Guarino

The Generational Impact of Svalbard Many of us can recall our most cherished childhood novels and picture books. They are the stories that lulled us to sleep each night with tales of faraway lands…

The Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants Launches to Strengthen Global Food Security The New York Botanical Garden and partners have launched the Global Conservation Consortium for Food…

The Global Food Security Summit The Global Food Security Summit will take place on 20 November 2023. It will focus international attention on the deepening global food security crisis and help boost…

The Gregor Mendel Foundation Honors ICARDA In a personal account of the event, our Deputy Executive Director Paula Bramel talks about the ceremony, which was held in Berlin on 19 March.  Last…

The Guardian: Not Just A Museum A recent article by The Guardian underscores the important role of national genebanks in supporting farmers to adapt to climate challenges. Focusing on the Genetic…

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…