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Seeds from Royal Estate go to Kew and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Seeds from Royal Estate go to Kew and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seeds from Royal Estate go to Kew and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Effort to Tackle Global Food Security Hand-picked from…

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Highgrove House on May 13, 2019 in Tetbury, England.

ECPGR and the Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding

ECPGR and the Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) welcome the signature…

Supercharging the Next Generation of Climate-Smart Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

Supercharging the Next Generation of Climate-Smart Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa EUR 20 million project to boost genebanks’ efforts to conserve and share samples of key staple crops will drive climate…

The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future

The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future BONN, Germany (4 June 2020) – The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) has announced today…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021 In this deposit, 14,011 seed samples are being added from 12 genebanks from around the world. Latvia and Serbia are depositing seeds…

SciDev: Plant Bank to Preserve Biodiversity of Pacific Crops

SciDev: Plant Bank to Preserve Biodiversity of Pacific Crops SciDev reports on the Crop Trust's agreement with the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees to conserve unique crop varieties. [MANILA] The…

BBC Earth: Wild Food Crop Relatives to be 'Rescued'

BBC Earth: Wild Food Crop Relatives to be 'Rescued' Scientists have announced a plan to collect and store the wild plant relatives of essential food crops, including wheat, rice, and potatoes. The…

BBC Mundo: Plantan Semillas de 50 Años de Antigüedad

BBC Mundo: Plantan Semillas de 50 Años de Antigüedad BBC Mundo reports on the recent grant by the Crop Trust to save the collection at CATIE. Variedades únicas de café, tomate, chile, frijol, maíz y…

Spiegel: Eröffnen wir mal 'ne Samenbank

Spiegel: Eröffnen wir mal 'ne Samenbank Spiegel Online reports on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in August 2011. Überall auf der Welt schwindet die Vielfalt der Nutzpflanzensorten in hohem…

Memphis Flyer: The Man Who Saved the World

Memphis Flyer: The Man Who Saved the World The Memphis Flyer in Memphis, TN reports on Cary Fowler and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It is 4,059 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, to the Svalbard…

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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.