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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…

Farmers in rice fields, Colombia.

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…

Ukraine's Giant Seed Bank at Risk of Being Lost as War Rages

Ukraine's Giant Seed Bank at Risk of Being Lost as War Rages In underground vaults near Ukraine's battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 crops is in danger of being permanently…

A Global Rescue: Safeguarding the Worlds Crop Wild Relatives

A Global Rescue: Safeguarding the Worlds Crop Wild Relatives A S A F E G U A R D I N G T H E W O R L D ’ S C R O P W I L D R E L AT I V E S Introducing the Wild 4 Collecting at a Glance 6 A…

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