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Good Genes

Good Genes 17 April 2017 -- Fresh Cup Magazine reports on the Crop Trust's Coffee Conservation Strategy, a partnership with World Coffee Research and the story of the Geisha coffee variety. Lush…

Grain Central: Global Insecurity Means Food Security Paramount - Schmitz

Grain Central: Global Insecurity Means Food Security Paramount - Schmitz Now is the time to invest in crop conservation and use it to hedge against the uncertainty caused by instability, conflict,…

Australian Grains Genebank leader Dr Sally Norton, Crop Trust executive director Dr Stefan Schmitz, and Crawford Fund director Dr Tony Gregson. Photo: Australian Grains Genebank

Grasspea Innovation Shines in Ghent

Grasspea Innovation Shines in Ghent In June, the picturesque city of Ghent, Belgium, gathered grasspea fans and experts at the inaugural International Lathyrus Day. Organized by the Fernand…

A group picture of the participants of the Grasspea Day in Ghent

Grasspea: A Story of Security

Grasspea: A Story of Security

Greece

Greece has a population of over 10.7 million. Poor soil, inadequate levels of precipitation and a landholding system that has increased the number of unproductive smallholdings have hampered…

Greener Grows the Alfalfa in Chile

Greener Grows the Alfalfa in Chile “You need to see it to believe it,” says Viviana Barahona, agronomist and extensionist at the Chilean Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA) in…

At Estancia Los Niños, Rene Milicevic shows us one of the three 60+ year old alfalfas that Jorge Ivelic from INIA collected in Magallanes [growing behind the ‘daisy’]. This unique sample is now included in the Crop Wild Relatives pre-breeding trials at INIA Kampenaike. Tolerance to drought and frost are traits that researchers are looking for in Magallanes. In the central part of Chile, researchers are searching for drought and heat tolerance. Photo: LS Salazar/Crop Trust

Greenpass Puts Germplasm Distribution in the Fast Lane

Greenpass Puts Germplasm Distribution in the Fast Lane The crop diversity in CGIAR's international genebanks continues to be in great demand. That's music to the ears of genebank managers, who…

Greens from Asia for the World

Greens from Asia for the World In light of the second opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in 2023 and the World Vegetable Center’s deposit, which marks its 50th anniversary, we sat down to…

Boxes moved into Svalbard Global Seed Vault by NordGen Staff.

Greeting Cards

We’re celebrating the importance of crop diversity with a series of cards you can print and give to your loved ones. Valentine's Day Romance, friendship, family—these may not be among your…

Smiling cartoon fruits and vegetables

GRIN-Global Community Edition: A Collective Step Forward for Genebank Data Managers

GRIN-Global Community Edition: A Collective Step Forward for Genebank Data Managers All genebanks need sound data management to keep track of the inventories of seeds in their cold rooms and fields,…

“Genetic resources safeguarded in a genebank are useful only if they are accompanied by data that is easy to access and can be trusted,” says Juan Carlos Alarcón, the GRIN-Global Frontrunner, who is pictured here far right with representatives from (L to R) Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. “The management of information is indispensable to safeguard the diversity of our crops. And, more importantly, to make it available to potential users.”

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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