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Mainstreaming Crop Diversity: Dan Saladino Tells the Stories That Really Matter Twenty years ago, ‘biodiversity’ was a niche term that was mainly used in scientific circles. Now, we – well, some of…

Erna Bennett: A Crop Diversity Maverick In this installment of our Seed Heroes series, we salute the Irish scientist Erna Bennett, whose unheeded calls in the 1960s to halt the rapid decline of crop…

Ahmed Amri: The Singing Scientist of Morocco In this installment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate the life and achievements of Moroccan scientist Ahmed Amri, a pioneer of seed conservation in…

Seed Banks: A Last Line of Defense Against the Erosion of Agricultural Biodiversity Scroll down for German version Invitation to a press briefing with Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of the…

Livestream and on-site event. Dr. Stefan Schmitz gives a lecture on agricultural biodiversity and the urgent need to preserve it.

Celebrating the BOLD Women Behind Crop Conservation As the world celebrates International Women's Day, we highlight the invaluable contributions of women in agriculture in general and agricultural…

Reuters: Svalbard’s doomsday vault gets record batch of global crop seeds Terje Solsvik reports on the recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Reuters: A frozen Arctic vault built…

A Date with the Future: Crop Trust and KIADPAI Join Forces to Protect Iconic Fruit During the Winners' Honoring Ceremony of the 16th session of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and…

Svalbard Seed Vault Welcomes Baobab, Hairy Eggplant and African Rice Longyearbyen, Norway - February 27, 2024 - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a cornerstone of global food security, will open its…