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Finger Millet: A Story of Health

Bloomberg: Arctic Vault Stashes More Seeds for Future Food

Bloomberg: Arctic Vault Stashes More Seeds for Future Food As reported by Bloomberg, 23 depositors from 21 countries sent boxes of seeds that contain over 30,000 seed samples for safekeeping at the…

COP16 Recap: New Fund, Indigenous Rights and Colombia’s Treaty Step

COP16 Recap: New Fund, Indigenous Rights and Colombia’s Treaty Step The 16th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), hosted for the first time by Colombia from 21 October to 1 November 2024, marked a…

The New York Times: The World’s Doomsday Plant Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds

The New York Times: The World’s Doomsday Plant Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds The world’s seed savers are racing to safeguard the world’s crop diversity in “the world’s doomsday garden shed,”…

Seeds from Palestine are carried into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The Seed Vault provides a safe haven, supporting global initiatives to preserve crop diversity against climate threats and geopolitical challenges. Credit: Jonatan Jacobson/NordGen

The Guardian: Not Just A Museum

The Guardian: Not Just A Museum A recent article by The Guardian underscores the important role of national genebanks in supporting farmers to adapt to climate challenges. Focusing on the Genetic…

GeRRI staff. Credit: Crop Trust/Luis Salazar

Munich Security Conference

The 61st edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) will take place from February 14 to 16, 2025, at its traditional venue, the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

World Economic Forum 2025

The Annual Meeting 2025 convenes global leaders to address key global and regional challenges. These include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth to improve living standards, and…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - October 2025

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Exterior view of Svalbard Global Seed Vault from behind

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - June 2025

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - February 2025

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens its doors to receive the first shipment of the year of the world's crop diversity. This deposit marks a major milestone in international collaboration for food…

Person shelving container inside Svalbard Global Seed Vault

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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.