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Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding

Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding The National Genetic Resources Center (NGRC) in Yemen is the first genebank to receive funds from the new Emergency Reserve for genebanks facing urgent…

Close up image of wheat.

Your Morning Coffee - It Isn't an Unlimited Resource

Your Morning Coffee - It Isn't an Unlimited Resource 1 October 2017 - On World Coffee Day, Crop Trust Executive Director, Marie Haga, pens an opinion piece in Business Green, warning that our daily…

Zambia

Zambia has a population of over 15 million people. Zambia’s economy depends heavily on mining, in particular the mining of copper. Agriculture is a relatively poorly developed industry. Although…

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, has a population of over 14 million. Despite the agricultural sector declining dramatically in the early 21st century, it is still an important sector of the country’s…

Zimbabwe’s Crop Diversity Secured in Svalbard

Zimbabwe’s Crop Diversity Secured in Svalbard Sofia ran her hand through a bowl of traditional rice seeds from some nearby farms. “Where should I place this?” she asked her fellow members of the…

Zinc-Biofortified Wheat: Harnessing Genetic Diversity for Improved Nutritional Quality

Zinc-Biofortified Wheat: Harnessing Genetic Diversity for Improved Nutritional Quality SCIENCE BRIEF: BIOFORTIFICATION | NO.1 As one of the world’s major staple food crops, wheat is consumed by 35%…

Zinc wheat being harvested in India. Photo: T Krupnik/CIMMYT

​​​Alta Sierra Alfalfa Gives High Hopes to Farmers in the Atacama Desert and Beyond

​​​Alta Sierra Alfalfa Gives High Hopes to Farmers in the Atacama Desert and Beyond “Alfalfa is what our livelihoods depend on, what our animals eat. It is important for my family now, and it was…

‘Diversity Trees’ Shed Light on Gaps in Genebank Seed Collections

‘Diversity Trees’ Shed Light on Gaps in Genebank Seed Collections The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 2.5 calls on the world to maintain the genetic diversity of food. This includes…

Agroforestry

‘Faraway’ Conflicts Hit Closer to Home Than You Think (Like in Your Larder)

‘Faraway’ Conflicts Hit Closer to Home Than You Think (Like in Your Larder) A new study has shown that over 70 percent of the wild relatives of our domesticated food crops are…

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