Susan McCouch: Pioneer of Modern Rice Breeding
13 December 2024, US: This edition of our Seed Heroes series is about U.S. scientist Dr. Susan McCouch, who developed the first-ever molecular map of rice
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Rice: A Story of Heritage
09 December 2024, Africa: Plain, pale, and pedestrian – what could be more ordinary than rice? I suspect that’s how most people see
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Ehsan Dulloo: Mauritian Champion of Biodiversity Who Set Standards for Genebanks
22 November 2024, Africa: This month, Dr. Ehsan Dulloo joins the ranks of the Crop Trust’s Seed Heroes for his contribution to the development
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Finger Millet: A Story of Health
14 November 2024, Sri Lanka: The International Year of Millets – 2023 – was my year in the sun. Of course, the
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COP16 Recap: New Fund, Indigenous Rights and Colombia’s Treaty Step
09 November 2024, Colombia: The 16th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), hosted for the first time by Colombia from 21 October to 1
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Cary Fowler: Crop Diversity Visionary and World Food Prize Laureate
28 October 2024, Germany: This month, we celebrate the life of Cary Fowler, a key figure in the creation of the Svalbard Global
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400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard
22 October 2024, Bolivia: A 400-year-old university in Bolivia is set to become the latest depositor to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault,
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Geoffrey Hawtin: Crop Diversity Pioneer Who Won the World Food Prize
In this instalment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate the work of Geoffrey Hawtin OBE, a co-recipient of the
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Saving Sweetpotato Diversity: How Technology is Boosting Food Security in Drought-Affected Africa
04 October 2024, Africa: Sweetpotato plays a crucial role in combating food insecurity and malnutrition in Africa. However, its genetic diversity is under
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Showcasing Seeds: The Aesthetic of Diversity
04 October 2024, Germany: At face value, it’s hard to understand the potential of seeds. Often only a few millimeters in
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