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Regenerating Wild Crop Relatives in the Fertile Crescent

The Race Against Time To Breed a Wheat To Survive the Climate Crisis

Scientists are testing forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those with heat- and drought-tolerant traits.

Handfuls of harvested wheat. Photo: ICARDA

Seed Sorting: From Harvest to Genebank

Seed Sorting: From Harvest to Genebank Keeping up with the demand for rice seeds: The automation of seed sorting at the International Rice Genebank To an untrained eye, all sheep in a paddock look…

‘Without Nature, We Have Nothing’: Un Chief Sounds Alarm at Key Un Biodiversity Event

‘Without Nature, We Have Nothing’: Un Chief Sounds Alarm at Key Un Biodiversity Event The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set…

Science Against Climate Change: Unlocking Wild Genes in Wheat

A newly bred “black-spiked” wheat with a hardiness likened to the strength of mountains is among new developments in agri-food science, which are humanity’s strong arm to offset the noticeably…

Farmer placing a stone to vote for wheat variety.

Sandra Cordon

A longtime journalist in her native Canada and in her adopted home of Italy, Cordon is a contributing writer and editor with The Crop Trust. Cordon worked across Canada with the national news agency…

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Jabal Durum Wheat-1365834-711198 LAUNCH CAMPAIGN 2022 A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat called Jabal, developed together by scientists and farmers in a decades-long project, has been…

Kent Nnadozie

Kent Nnadozie is the Secretary of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Over the last two decades, Kent has worked on legal and policy matters and…

Three Key Takeaways from Food Forever: Climate-proofing our Food For Future Generations

Three Key Takeaways from Food Forever: Climate-proofing our Food For Future Generations Crop diversity – without which we cannot adapt to the climate crisis, improve livelihoods and feed everyone…

Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding

Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding The National Genetic Resources Center (NGRC) in Yemen is the first genebank to receive funds from the new Emergency Reserve for genebanks facing urgent…

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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.