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'Tip of the Iceberg' by Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust Executive Director Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director In November 2019, it was my honor to accept the position of Executive Director of the Crop…

'Wild' Times at the Crop Trust Marie Haga | Marie's Corner It’s been a particularly “wild” time for many Crop Trust staff recently, with teams heading to far-flung corners of the world - and often…

‘Diversity Trees’ Shed Light on Gaps in Genebank Seed Collections The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 2.5 calls on the world to maintain the genetic diversity of food. This includes…

‘Faraway’ Conflicts Hit Closer to Home Than You Think (Like in Your Larder) A new study has shown that over 70 percent of the wild relatives of our domesticated food crops are…

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

‘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…

Q&A with Athanasios Tsivelikas, manager of the ICARDA Morocco genebank.

"This is History in the Making." 8 February 2020 | CBS News With its deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on 25 February 2020, the Cherokee Nation will become the first U.S. tribe to preserve…

“Foreign” Crops - From Maize to Mangoes - Dominate National Food Consumption & Farming Practices Worldwide Nearly 70% of the crops contributing calories, fat, and protein in a country’s diet…

“There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch” Marie Haga | Marie's Corner It’s still so early in the year, but already I’m quite sure we have just witnessed one of it highlights: a lunch with the Crop…