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Chickpea: The Economist and the Falafel

Chickpea: The Economist and the Falafel The Big Mac Index determines the purchasing power of different currencies by comparing prices of McDonald’s hamburgers in different countries, but in the…

Chile

Chile has a temperate climate in the Atacama Desert in the north, a Mediterranean climate in the central and fertile central valley region, cool and damp climate in in the southern low coastal…

Chili

Originating in Mexico, chili peppers have been a part of the human diet in the Americas since at least 7500 B.C. For the rest of the world, they were “discovered” by Christopher Columbus. Diego…

Chill Solution for Meeting Future Demand of Sweetpotato

Chill Solution for Meeting Future Demand of Sweetpotato From Lima to Lusaka, open the menu of one of the fancier burger joints and you may well find fries made from sweetpotatoes rather than the…

Genebank staff assessing crops in field.

Chilling Out for Conservation

Chilling Out for Conservation CGIAR genebanks are using cryopreservation for the long-term conservation of crops that can’t be stored as seeds. Molecules in living organisms are always racing…

CIP-Matilde Potato Variety

Introducing CIP-Matilde, a New Disease-resistant Potato On World Food Day 2021, the Crop Trust and the International Potato Center (CIP) announced a new potato variety for farmers…

Mariluz Cardenas holding a box of tubers

Citrus

The Crop Trust, along with its strategic partners, is developing conservation strategies to protect the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops. This initiative is funded by the German Federal…

Citrus_Summary.pdf

Global strategy for the conservation and use of citrus genetic resources: summary for ITPGRFA stakeholders This document is a concise summary of the Global strategy for the conservation and use of…

Climate Change Effects are Cropping Up

Climate Change Effects are Cropping Up Climate Change Effects are Cropping Up and it's only going to get worse: Transformational Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa Amanda Fuller, Former Crop Trust…

Climate Change Is Shifting How Plants Evolve. Seed Banks May Have to Adapt, Too

Climate Change Is Shifting How Plants Evolve. Seed Banks May Have to Adapt, Too The ancestor of your stir-fry might be growing closer than you think. Wild field mustard, or Brassica rapa, is an…

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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.