New Seeds Added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
28 May 2024, Norway: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has welcomed shipments from four new depositors. The world’s largest repository of crop
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Crop Trust
Carlos Ochoa: The Indiana Jones of the Potato World
24 May 2024, US: In this installment of our Seed Heroes series, we remember the unique contributions of Peruvian scientist Carlos Ochoa,
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Potato: a Story of Generosity
15 May 2024, Germany: I am fed up with being described as “humble”. I feed more people than any other crop except
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Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler to Receive the 2024 World Food Prize for Safeguarding Crop Diversity
13 May 2024, Iowa: The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that two of the Crop Trust’s foundational figures, Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin
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Risky Business: Safeguarding Crop Diversity in Genebanks
19 April 2024, Germany: Ensuring food security and the resilience of agriculture against environmental challenges relies on the preservation and use of
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Erna Bennett: A Crop Diversity Maverick
10 April 2024, Australia: In this installment of our Seed Heroes series, we salute the Irish scientist Erna Bennett, whose unheeded calls in the
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Cosmos of Endangered Crops
Livestream and on-site event. Dr. Stefan Schmitz gives a lecture on agricultural biodiversity and the urgent need to preserve it.
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Celebrating the BOLD Women Behind Crop Conservation
08 March 2024, Uganda: As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, we highlight the invaluable contributions of women in agriculture in general
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A Date with the Future: Crop Trust and KIADPAI Join Forces to Protect Iconic Fruit
04 March 2024, Abu Dhabi: During the Winners’ Honoring Ceremony of the 16th session of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm
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Banking on Diversity in Nigeria: A Winning Team
By Georgina Smith 21 February 2024, Nigeria: With a pair of tweezers, Mary Aditiku picks up a tiny okra seed, turns it over,
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