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RN Breakfast: Global Crop Diversity

RN Breakfast: Global Crop Diversity Marie Haga sits down with Gregg Borschmann, Environment Editor of RN Breakfast to discuss global crop…

Nature: Weeds Warrant Urgent Conservation

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.

M. van Slageren collecting Ipomoea eriocarpa

Ames Tribune: Crop Diversity Conference Underway in Ames

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

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

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…

The future of agriculture relies on the diversity of crops found in the worlds crop collections.

Reuters: Norway Invests USD 23.7 Million in Crop Diversity

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: 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: '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

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…

Seeds being deposited at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Grist: Wild thing, I think I Need You

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…

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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.