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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…

More than Rice: An Inside Look at the Vietnam National Genebank

More than Rice: An Inside Look at the Vietnam National Genebank Genebank experts supported by the Crop Trust’s BOLD (Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development) Project recently…

Cowpeas in Nigeria Can Trace Ancestry to Genebanks

Cowpeas in Nigeria Can Trace Ancestry to Genebanks Take home messages Four out of every 10 Nigerian cowpea farmers surveyed are growing an improved cowpea variety that can link its ancestry…

'Doomsday' Arctic seed vault gets boost as efforts to secure food supplies ramp up

'Doomsday' Arctic seed vault gets boost as efforts to secure food supplies ramp up LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A 'doomsday' Arctic seed vault on Norway's Spitsbergen island is set to receive its most…

Svalbard’s mysterious ‘doomsday’ seed vault offers first glimpse inside with virtual tour

Svalbard’s mysterious ‘doomsday’ seed vault offers first glimpse inside with virtual tour Buried in Arctic permafrost, the collection safeguards the world’s crop species – and is a magnet for…

Grow_Stover_Presentation_Final.pdf

Responsive Agriculture What Do We Want From The Food System? Patrick Stover, Ph.D. GREATEST CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME: Population Growth and Food/Nutrition Worldwide: 2019 - 690 M malnourished…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Celebrates 15th Year With Historic Deposit

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Celebrates 15th Year With Historic Deposit Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 28 February 2023 – As part of its 15th anniversary celebrations, today the Svalbard Global Seed Vault…

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

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1. The Global Crop Diversity Trust The Crop Trust is an international non-profit organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever and for the…

Global_Crop_Conservation_Strategies_opinion_paper.pdf

OPINION PAPER Towards Mainstreaming Global Crop Conservation Strategies Ehsan Dulloo and Colin K. Khoury Acknowledgments The development of this opinion paper on the future of the Global Crop…

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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.