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A Year of Great Hope

2021 reflections by Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust Executive Director

Svalbard Global Seed Vault. (Photo: Riccardo Gangale)

Food Prices Are on the Rise – And the Global South Will Be Hit Hardest

By Stefan Schmitz, published in the Independent

With the harvest in progress outside of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, a threshing team uses flat rocks to knock rice grains from freshly cut plants. Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, holds 2.4 million farms. At harvest time, the rhythm of rice threshing can be heard on most of them. While the country is most famous for exotic products like vanilla and cloves, 85% of Malagasy farmers grow rice.

Diverse Food is the Real Low-Cost Food

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

A Window of Opportunity for a Sustainable Future

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

Vision for 2030: Closing the Gap Between Ideal and Reality

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

Small-scale farming of maize crops on the cusp of harvest time south of Serenje, Zambia.

A Year Like No Other

2020 Reflections by Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust Executive Director

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How to Feed a Growing Global Population in the Midst of a Climate Crisis

By Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of Crop Trust and Tony Simons, Director General of World Agroforestry

Small scale farms and community groups line the road from Samfya to Mansa and focus on Cassava production for local consumption and to a lesser extent starch export.

Why An Equitable Food System Depends on Diversity

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director Banner photo: CIAT/Stephanie Malyon

Under the school feeding program, children receive a nutritious collation three mornings a week, made of porridge produced locally and composed at 40% of beans flour. Credit: ©2014CIAT/StephanieMalyon

Reflections on 2019

Letter from the Executive Director

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A COVID-19 Update by Stefan Schmitz

Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director

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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