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Iraq and Uruguay Deposit Crop Seeds at Arctic Doomsday Vault

Iraq and Uruguay Deposit Crop Seeds at Arctic Doomsday Vault At the last opening of the year, tightly packed seed packets from Iraq and Uruguay join more than 45,000 seed samples of crops from…

NordGen staff carry more than 45,000 seed samples from 14 different genebanks into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault at the October 2022 deposit. (Photo: NordGen)

Crop Trust '21 Fellowship Awarded

Crop Trust '21 Fellowship Awarded Senior English major Shaliz Barzani has been awarded The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler. The fellowship is made possible…

Growing our Community of Crop Diversity Supporters

Webinar: Conserving Crop Diversity Forever

They’re Back: GROW Webinars for the Genebank Community

They’re Back: GROW Webinars for the Genebank Community Genebank Resources on the Web (GROW) webinars are relaunching through a partnership between the Crop Trust and CGIAR to continue…

Documenting the rice is a key activity of the AfricaRice genebank

GB-9 Side Event: Safeguarding Crop Diversity in an Unpredictable World

GB-9 Side Event: Safeguarding Crop Diversity in an Unpredictable World We live in an increasingly uncertain world. Every day presents genebanks with fresh challenges. These challenges need new,…

Safeguarding Crop Diversity in an Unpredictable World event

What is a Genebank?

What is a Genebank? Have you ever wondered what a genebank does? The short answer is that genebanks store genes. Not literally, although there are some specialized genebanks that do manage genes –…

Sarada Krishnan, the Crop Trust’s new Director of Programs, talks about BOLD

Sarada Krishnan, the Crop Trust’s new Director of Programs, talks about BOLD Sarada Krishnan joined the Crop Trust as Director of Programs at the beginning of July 2022. Prior to joining the Crop…

2021-04-16-Seed-Longevity-with-Fiona-Hay.pptx

Seed survival in storage : a deep dive into the factors that influence seed longevity Fiona R. Hay Aarhus University Definitions Seed longevity is the length of time seeds …

2021-06-17-how-far-should-CGIAR-genebanks-go.pptx

The future of genebanks: How far should the CGIAR genebanks dare to go? Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton 17 June 2021 Background: needs and opportunities for genetic resources Conserving and delivering…

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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.