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Latin American Crop Collections Rescue Effort

Latin American Crop Collections Rescue Effort SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA (7 April 2011)—Crop specialists in Central America announced today that a major rescue effort is underway in one of the…

Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity

Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7 September 2023 – The future of some of Africa’s most beloved staple crops,…

IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

Laos

Laos has a population of over 7 million. The agriculture and food sector in Laos accounts for over 51% of the national GDP and employs over 70% of the population. Only 6% of farmers sell their total…

Landrace Conservation Offers Hope in Race to Collect Crop Diversity

A new global analysis is a big step in assessing the maintained diversity of landraces within 25 major crops in the genebanks worldwide.

Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages

Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages 18 April 2023, Cali, Colombia – A new Long-term Partnership Agreement (LPA) signed today…

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A central platform for the Crop Trust’s technical and scientific knowledge — including reports, GROW webinars and insights on opportunity crops.

Kiribati

Kiribati has a population of around 106,000. Kiribati’s economy depends heavily on the export of phosphate rock, but the country’s deposits have been depleted. Commercial seaweed farming has become…

Kioumars_Ghamkhar_-_Unchaining_genetic_diversity.pdf

Unchaining genetic diversity by harnessing omics tools for genebank innovation and adaptive agriculture Kioumars Ghamkhar Director, Margot Forde Genebank, AgResearch Co-chair, Academia Section,…

Khoury_cropgeneticerosion_GROW_2021_10_18.pdf

Crop genetic erosion: a review of 100 years of evidence, thoughts on future research, and an outline of steps needed to mitigate, stem, and reverse further losses Colin Khoury San Diego Botanic…

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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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