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Artists For Plants and Svalbard Global Seed Vault Launch "Seeds Planting Art" International Call

The 2022 Artists For Plants international call is focused on artworks dedicated to seeds.

Charlotte Lusty

Charlotte hails from the United Kingdom and studied zoology and biological sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to joining the Crop Trust, she worked at Bioversity International in France,…

Support for National Genebanks Underway

Seeds maintained in genebanks worldwide are the foundation of our future food and nutrition security.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seed Collection Continues to Blossom

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seed Collection Continues to Blossom Two genebanks joined the growing number of depositors to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week and varieties of rice bean, lablab…

Athlete Michael Haddad Reaches Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Athlete Michael Haddad Reaches Svalbard Global Seed Vault Endurance athlete Michael Haddad successfully completed his journey to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Tuesday, delivering a "package…

The World Podcast: Ukraine Seed Bank Under Threat by Russian Invasion

The World Podcast: Ukraine Seed Bank Under Threat by Russian Invasion The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed lots of the country's infrastructure. Housing, roads, train stations and…

Crop Trust Annual Report Released: A Look Back at a Year of Change

Crop Trust Annual Report Released: A Look Back at a Year of Change The Crop Trust's 2021 annual report is now available. In his letter, Executive Director Stefan Schmitz reflects on a year of change…

Sir Peter Crane's Reflections on the Last Year

Sir Peter Crane's Reflections on the Last Year After three years as Chair of the Executive Board of the Crop Trust, Sir Peter Crane is retiring and Catherine Bertini, a World Food Prize…

Endurance Athlete Michael Haddad to Deliver ICARDA Seeds to Svalbard

Endurance Athlete Michael Haddad to Deliver ICARDA Seeds to Svalbard Endurance Athlete Michael Haddad is on his way to deliver seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault through his Arctic Walk for…

Dr. Hassan Machlab handing over the sealed seed packets to Michael Haddad in Terbol, Lebanon.

Michael Major

Michael Major is a freelance science writer and documentary photographer currently based in Perth, Australia. He has worked as an environmental and agricultural communicator for 40 years in five…

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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.