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New Seed Bank to Support Agriculture of the Future

New Seed Bank to Support Agriculture of the Future As he points to a white shelf that holds bean seeds, Austrian biologist Peter Wenzl explains that one of them, obtained in Ecuador, provided a gene…

The new germplasm bank Seeds of the Future, inaugurated on Mar. 16 in Palmira, in the southwestern Colombian department of Valle del Cauca, has eco-technologies such as rainwater harvesting, a water recycling system and solar panels. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy/IPS

New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change

New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change Can Tho, Vietnam, 26 October, 2023: A new project is supporting rice farmers…

New Pact Invests USD 109 Million in Crop Diversity

New Pact Invests USD 109 Million in Crop Diversity BONN, GERMANY (31 JANUARY 2013)—Concerned that inconsistent funding eventually could weaken a global network of seed banks at a time when…

New Online Course Dives into Genetic Resource Policies for CGIAR Scientists

New Online Course Dives into Genetic Resource Policies for CGIAR Scientists Since 2021, the CGIAR Genebank Platform Policy Module has developed and promoted an online course for CGIAR researchers and…

A researcher takes part in the G.O.A.L workshop. Photo: Crop Trust

New ICARDA Morocco Genebank Set to Open

New ICARDA Morocco Genebank Set to Open On May 18th, 2022, the new International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Morocco genebank is set to officially open in Rabat,…

Genebank Manager Athanasios Tsivelikas in active collection cold room, Rabat, Morocco.

New Grant Award System Announced

New Grant Award System Announced ROME, ITALY (22 May 2009)—The Global Crop Diversity Trust announced today numerous new grant awards to support scientists to explore the millions of seed samples…

New Global Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Gets Underway

New Global Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Gets Underway Stefano Diulgheroff, Bonnie Furman, Arshiya Noorani, Ndeye Ndack Diop, Wilson Hugo, Shawn McGuire, Lucio Olivero, Luigi Guarino and…

New FAO Report Checks Up on the Health of Crop Diversity Conservation

New FAO Report Checks Up on the Health of Crop Diversity Conservation Nobody much likes writing long reports. Or indeed reading them. But when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launches…

New Drought-tolerant Varieties of Durum Wheat and Barley for Morocco

New Drought-tolerant Varieties of Durum Wheat and Barley for Morocco An international collaboration of world-leading scientists led by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry…

New Drought-tolerant Durum Wheat Variety Proves Its Worth in Morocco

New Drought-tolerant Durum Wheat Variety Proves Its Worth in Morocco As seed multiplication efforts for the durum wheat variety Jawahir continue, farmers in drought-stricken regions of Morocco get a…

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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.