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Nature: Weeds Warrant Urgent Conservation

Nature: Weeds Warrant Urgent Conservation Nature highlights report that finds that more than half of the wild relatives of 29 globally important crops are not adequately conserved in seed banks.

M. van Slageren collecting Ipomoea eriocarpa

Nature Africa: Baobab and Acacia Trees Among Latest African Deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Nature Africa: Baobab and Acacia Trees Among Latest African Deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been…

Patrick Kasasa of the Zimbabwe-based Community Technology Development Trust stands in front of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault after an emotional seed deposit ceremony. Photo: Mike Major/Crop Trust

National Seed Bank, Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI)

Location Tal Amara, Lebanon Parent Organization Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) Overview The National Seed Bank of Lebanon was established in 2013 by the Lebanese Agricultural…

National Plant Genetic Resources Center (NPGRC) Zambia

Location Chilanga, Lusaka Province, Zambia Parent Organization Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) Overview The National Plant Genetic Resources Centre (NPGRC), under the Zambia…

National Plant Genetic Resources Center (NPGRC) Tanzania

Location Arusha, Tanzania Parent Organization Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA) Overview The National Plant Genetic Resources Center (NPGRC) was founded in 1991 within the…

National Geographic: Banking Seeds for Doomsday

National Geographic: Banking Seeds for Doomsday National Geographic writer David Braun discusses a recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. In these times of tumultuous weather patterns and…

National Genetic Resources Center (NGRC)

Location Dhamar, Yemen Parent Organization Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (AREA) Overview Collection and conservation of crop diversity in Yemen was initiated in the early 1970s.…

National Genebank Resources Center, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Location Ha Nio, Vietnam Parent Organization Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences Mission Formulating and implementing programs, projects and plans for scientific research, including basic…

National Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB)

Location Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Parent Organization National Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) Overview The National Genebank of Nigeria, established under the…

National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre-Genebank

Nepal’s history of scientific plant exploration and collection and evaluation of indigenous plants began in the late 1930s. However, conservation in this land of the majestic Himalayan mountains…

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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.