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Crops in the Pacific Get a Boost to Withstand Climate Change Long-term food security in the Pacific is getting a much needed boost from the government of New Zealand and the Crop Trust. Prime…

Food Prices and Security Hit by ‘Heatflation’ as Summer Heat Wave Ravages Crops Worldwide Record-breaking heat waves across the globe are destroying crops, pushing up food prices and putting the…

GLF Africa Digital Conference 2022 The GLF Africa 2022 Digital Conference will gather thousands of frontline leaders who are tackling the climate and food crises head on.…

Webinar: Fast Tracking Climate Solutions from Genebank Collections Hosted by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) as part of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for…

CBD COP 15 The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) will be held as an in-person meeting in Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 19 December 2022.

Ukraine’s At-Risk Farmers to Get Seed Capital From Crops in US Nate Kleinman gathered seeds for Ukrainian crops including winter squash, sunflower, and medicinal herbs, with plans to cultivate them…

Nuts About Peanuts The peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), also known as groundnut, is native to South America but is now grown throughout the tropics and subtropics. There, this delicious legume is a…

The Bean That Could Withstand Hurricanes Daniel Debouck doesn’t believe in ghosts, but he says he saw one once... or rather a ghost species.  Debouck, the former head of the genebank at…

Climate Funding to Support Pacific Seed Crops The New Zealand government is putting NZD 10 million of its NZD 1.3 billion climate aid fund towards conserving Pacific crop seeds and researching…

Climate Change Is Shifting How Plants Evolve. Seed Banks May Have to Adapt, Too The ancestor of your stir-fry might be growing closer than you think. Wild field mustard, or Brassica rapa, is an…