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Economic Benefits of Crop Diversity

Economic Benefits of Crop Diversity Crop diversity is the raw material for the development of new and improved varieties, which provide a range of important benefits to farmers and…

Cassava plantlets in the CIAT genebank in Cali. Barcoded labels link each plantlet to an accession database with information on the variety, landrace or wild relative and where it was collected. Some types have long since vanished from fields, but these tiny offspring keep the diversity alive. Any one of them can be grown into a full-sized crop, which could hold the key to beating a virus in Vietnam or grasshoppers in Ghana.

Ecuador’s Model Genebank

Ecuador’s Model Genebank Ecuador may be small in size, but it’s big in biodiversity. With landscapes that stretch from the Amazon to the Andes and even include the Galápagos Islands, this South…

Eggplant

If there were a contest for the most glamorous vegetable, and there certainly should be, eggplant would be a strong contender. There’s so much more to it than the deep, glossy black or rich…

Egypt Independent: Syria’s Crops Sheltered in Seed Vault

Egypt Independent: Syria’s Crops Sheltered in Seed Vault STOCKHOLM — Chickpeas, fava beans and other seeds from a facility in Syria are among the 25,000 new samples being deposited this week in an…

Ehsan Dulloo: Mauritian Champion of Biodiversity Who Set Standards for Genebanks

Ehsan Dulloo: Mauritian Champion of Biodiversity Who Set Standards for Genebanks This month, Dr. Ehsan Dulloo joins the ranks of the Crop Trust’s Seed Heroes for his contribution to the development…

Eine Stiftung für die Ewigkeit

El País: The secret journey of one of Ukraine’s treasures: Its seed bank

El País: The secret journey of one of Ukraine’s treasures: Its seed bank Scientists and technicians complete the objective of protecting seeds threatened by the war in a cold storage facility at an…

El País: Wild Wheat - The Key to Food Security in a Warming World

El País: Wild Wheat - The Key to Food Security in a Warming World Farmers have saved a billion liters of fungicide through disease-resistant wheat varieties, which owe their resilience to genes from…

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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.

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