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Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler to Receive the 2024 World Food Prize for Safeguarding Crop Diversity Des Moines, Iowa — May 9, 2024 — The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that two of the…

Carlos Ochoa: The Indiana Jones of the Potato World In this installment of our Seed Heroes series, we remember the unique contributions of Peruvian scientist Carlos Ochoa, whose hazardous collection…

GROW Webinar - Making ex situ plant conservation more effective: Conserving genetic diversity using DNA as well as simple, affordable proxy metrics. Sean Hoban is a Tree Conservation Biologist…

Life Insurance for Genebanks Genebanks are generally safe. But they are not invulnerable. More than a decade ago, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas’ (ICARDA)…

International Committee Takes on Plan to Develop the Ukrainian Genebank and Secure Its Invaluable Plants and Seeds for the Future NordGen hosted a meeting with the Ukrainian genebank and several…

Reuters: Crop Trust Seeks More Funding to Protect Global Seed Diversity RABAT, April 20 (Reuters) - Crop Trust, which works to preserve crop bio-diversity, needs to more than double its $300 million…

Learn about Crop Trust's work, impact and results in our 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statement.

The Netherlands, a leader in plant breeding, propagation, and seed imports and exports, will gather seed professionals from all over the world for business, trading, exhibition, panel discussions,…

Honoring the legacy of Fernand Lambein, a distinguished researcher in the field of Lathyrus sativus (grasspea), this event invites academics and professionals, encouraging the convergence of minds to…

Risky Business: Safeguarding Crop Diversity in Genebanks Ensuring food security and the resilience of agriculture against environmental challenges relies on the preservation and use of crop…