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We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

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Urgent Action Needed as Farmer Varieties Disappear from Use

Urgent Action Needed as Farmer Varieties Disappear from Use A team of genebank specialists recently reviewed national crop genebanks in Uganda and Tanzania as part of the Biodiversity for…

Uruguay

Uruguay has a population of over 3 million. Uruguay may seem small in comparison to its neighbors, Brazil and Argentina, but it has more cultivable land than Japan, and a population forty times…

US Congress Approves Contribution of USD 60 Million to Crop Trust

US Congress Approves Contribution of USD 60 Million to Crop Trust WASHINGTON, DC (July 24, 2007)—The House Agriculture Committee unanimously adopted an amendment to the 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) to…

US Crop Wild Relatives Desperately Need Conserving

US Crop Wild Relatives Desperately Need Conserving From sunflowers to blueberries, cranberries and blackberries to pecans and squash, the United States is home to a variety of widely eaten crops and…

USDA Honors Crop Diversity with 2nd Largest Seed Deposit

USDA Honors Crop Diversity with 2nd Largest Seed Deposit 19 September 2016 - the Svalbard Global Seed Vault’s doors were opened as 53 new boxes of seeds arrived from the United States Department…

Seeds still life in a box. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Using Crop Diversity To Fight Hidden Hunger

Using Crop Diversity To Fight Hidden Hunger Taking stock on World Hunger Day, more than 820 million people around the world do not have enough to eat. The vast majority of these people live in…

Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops

Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops Crop wild relatives are the ancient ancestors of our domesticated crops. Because they have been growing in the wild for millions of years, crop wild…

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan has a population of over 29 million. Uzbekistan is among the world’s leading cotton producers and is known for its orchards and vineyards. It is also known for raising Karakul sheep and…

Vanilla

Baking enthusiasts everywhere love to talk about vanilla—what type they like, how they use it, and of course, its delicious flavor and aroma. But the “real” vanilla is under threat. Vanilla pods…

Vanuatu

Vanuatu consists of 13 principal islands and many smaller islands to the west of Fiji. It has a population of over 277,000. Subsistence agriculture has been the economic base of Vanuatu. European…

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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.