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Global Seed Vault Becomes More Important Than Ever As Climate Change Threatens Crops

Global Seed Vault Becomes More Important Than Ever As Climate Change Threatens Crops When you think of fresh produce and fields of grain, the Arctic may not spring to mind. But just 800 miles from…

New seeds are being deposited at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Millets

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…

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…

Exchanging Crop Diversity Safely, the CGIAR Way

Exchanging Crop Diversity Safely, the CGIAR Way Key messages CGIAR genebanks work closely with germplasm health units (GHUs) to ensure that the plant material they send is safe to cross…

BOLD_four-page_flyer.pdf

Harvest of upland rice. Cao Phong District, Hoa Binh, Vietnam. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development – The BOLD Project BOLD is a new…

Revival and Survival of Repatriated Potato Landraces in the Andes

Revival and Survival of Repatriated Potato Landraces in the Andes Take home messages Potato landraces collected in farmers’ fields are being “repatriated” back to the farmers. A study was…

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…

Cucurbits

Did you know that cucumbers are actually fruits? Or that pumpkins are not just for Halloween decor? They belong to a family of plants known as cucurbits. It’s a big family and includes…

Crop Strategy: Curcurbits (lowres)

Crop Strategy: Curcurbits (lowres) A GLOBAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR CROPS IN THE CUCURBITACEAE FAMILY The International Treaty ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE …

Vanilla

Baking enthusiasts everywhere love to talk about vanilla—what type they like, how they use it, and of course, its delicious flavor and aroma. But the “real” vanilla is under threat. Vanilla pods…

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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.