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More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn From Seed Vault

More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn From Seed Vault SVALBARD, NORWAY – Last week, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) deposited more than 7,500 seed…

Dr. Ali Shehaded, Rangeland and Pasture germplasm Curator at ICARDA, retrieving ICARDA's seed from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Photo credit: NordGen.

More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn from Seed Vault

More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn from Seed Vault SVALBARD, NORWAY (13 September 2017) – Last week, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) deposited more…

More than 30,000 Seed Samples from Seven Genebanks Secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault

More than 30,000 Seed Samples from Seven Genebanks Secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault A total of 85 boxes with thousands of seed samples will be deposited this week in the Svalbard Global Seed…

More Funding Needed for Climate Adaptation, as Risks Mount

More Funding Needed for Climate Adaptation, as Risks Mount Countries must urgently ramp up action to adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change, as efforts now are too little and too…

Mongolia

Mongolia’s land area is roughly equivalent to that of the countries of western and central Europe. It has a population of over 3 million. Around three-fourths of Mongolia’s area consists of…

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We are dedicated to conserving and making crop diversity available for use globally, forever and for the benefit of everyone.

Ministerial Luncheon: Less Rain, More Grain

Ministerial Luncheon: Less Rain, More Grain Agricultural Biodiversity and Water: Less Rain, More Grain The Crop Trust, with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, will…

Millets_Summary.pdf

Pearl millet, Zimbabwe. Photo: Michael Major Global strategy for the conservation and use of genetic resources of selected millets: summary for ITPGRFA stakeholders This document is a concise…

Crop Strategy: Millets (lowres)

Crop Strategy: Millets (lowres) GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES OF SELECTED MILLETS The International Treaty ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD…

Millets_Conservation_Strategy.pdf

Conserving MILLETS The little grains with a big future Millets are among the oldest foods we eat – proso and foxtail millets were some of the first domesticated grains. We’ve cultivated proso…

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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.