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Measuring Mantras

Measuring Mantras The business guru Peter Drucker was fond of saying that you can’t improve what you can’t measure. It is debatable to what extent conservation resembles business, but…

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A Day at the Crop Trust

A Day at the Crop Trust Marie Haga | Marie's Corner Let me do a different Marie’s corner this time. I’ll give you a peek inside the organization on the morning of a random day – 18th September. After…

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Genebanks Are Supposed To Be Forever

Genebanks Are Supposed To Be Forever Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs For as long ahead as we can usefully think, breeders, researchers, and indeed farmers, will need genebanks to…

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Securing the World’s Rice, Forever

Securing the World’s Rice, Forever Marie Haga | Marie's Corner This month was historic for the Crop Trust. For the first time, we agreed to fund a genebank with the longest possible time horizon –…

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The Squashes of Autumn, From Domestication to Dessert

The Squashes of Autumn, From Domestication to Dessert Words by Paul Cox for #CropsInColor Photos by Luis Salazar, Crop Trust In a field at dawn, Petra Page-Mann is picking squash. Although…

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Supporting the Application of the FAO Genebank Standards

Supporting the Application of the FAO Genebank Standards Bonnie Furman and Stefano Diulgheroff (FAO) Luigi Guarino (Crop Trust) How do genebank managers know they’re doing all they can to maintain…

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Chef Dan Barber Talks Deliciousness Through Plant Breeding

Chef Dan Barber Talks Deliciousness Through Plant Breeding Interview and photos: LM Salazar | Crop Trust I met up with world-renowned chef Dan Barber during my recent #CropsInColor trip to the…

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More Than Just Passport Data Now Available on Genesys

More Than Just Passport Data Now Available on Genesys Michael Major, Crop Trust Banner photo: Georgina Smith/CIAT Genesys, the global online portal to information about plant genetic resources for…

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Five Reasons to be Excited About 2019

Five Reasons to be Excited About 2019 Marie Haga | Marie's Corner With January already well underway, the Crop Trust communications team challenged me to pick five reasons to be excited about 2019.…

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Wake Up and Smell the Good News

Wake Up and Smell the Good News Luigi Guarino | Director of Science  There’s an outfit called Conservation Optimism. Its mission is as its name suggests: inspiring biodiversity conservation…

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