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Finger Millet: A Story of Health

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Finger Millet: A Story of Health

13 Nov 2024

COP16 Recap: New Fund, Indigenous Rights and Colombia’s Treaty Step

Credit: UN Convention on Biological Diversity

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COP16 Recap: New Fund, Indigenous Rights and Colombia’s Treaty Step

8 Nov 2024

Cary Fowler: Crop Diversity Visionary and World Food Prize Laureate

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Cary Fowler: Crop Diversity Visionary and World Food Prize Laureate

28 Oct 2024

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Historic Deposit Bolsters Food Security Amid Crises

The first deposit from Bolivia is readied by the Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca in Sucre and contains landraces of significance for local Indigenous Peoples.

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Historic Deposit Bolsters Food Security Amid Crises

23 Oct 2024

Events

UNCCD COP16

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UNCCD COP16

2 Dec 2024 - 13 Dec 2024

The village of Davos, Switzerland.

The village of Davos, Switzerland. (Photo: Damian Markutt)

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World Economic Forum 2025

20 Jan 2025 - 24 Jan 2025

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Munich Security Conference

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Munich Security Conference

14 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025

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Ukraine Adopts Strategy to Save Crop Diversity

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Ukraine Adopts Strategy to Save Crop Diversity

14 Nov 2024

Crop Trust at the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue

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Crop Trust at the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue

29 Oct 2024

400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard

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400-Year-Old Bolivian Newcomer Ships Seeds to Svalbard

21 Oct 2024

Crop Trust in the media

GeRRI staff. Credit: Crop Trust/Luis Salazar

In the Media

The Guardian: Not Just A Museum

31 Oct 2024

Seeds from Palestine are carried into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The Seed Vault provides a safe haven, supporting global initiatives to preserve crop diversity against climate threats and geopolitical challenges. Credit: Jonatan Jacobson/NordGen

In the Media

The New York Times: The World’s Doomsday Plant Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds

29 Oct 2024

Bloomberg: Arctic Vault Stashes More Seeds for Future Food

In the Media

Bloomberg: Arctic Vault Stashes More Seeds for Future Food

25 Oct 2024

Podcasts

Crop Chronicles Podcast - Barley: Beyond Bread and Beer

Podcast

Crop Chronicles Podcast - Barley: Beyond Bread and Beer

11 Oct 2024

Crop Chronicles Podcast: The Unsung Hero of the Steppe - Alfalfa

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Crop Chronicles Podcast: The Unsung Hero of the Steppe - Alfalfa

5 Sep 2024

Crop Chronicles Podcast: Durum Wheat - The Battle Against Drought

Podcast

Crop Chronicles Podcast: Durum Wheat - The Battle Against Drought

29 Jul 2024

Videos

Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development - BOLD Project

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Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development - BOLD Project

28 Sep 2023

Crop Diversity: Securing Our Food Legacy for Generations to Come

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Crop Diversity: Securing Our Food Legacy for Generations to Come

28 Sep 2023

Securing Our Food, Forever

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Securing Our Food, Forever

9 May 2022

Recipes

Cassava with Sesame Tahini

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Cassava with Sesame Tahini

24 Sep 2024

Bean Flour Banana Cake

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Bean Flour Banana Cake

29 Sep 2023

Bean Flour Cookies

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Bean Flour Cookies

22 Sep 2023

Press Releases

New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change

Photo: Mekong Delta Development Research Institute

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New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change

26 Oct 2023

Ghana Genebank Becomes 100th Depositor to Safeguard Food Crops in the Seed Vault

Svalbard deposit. (Photo: Cierra Martin/Crop Trust)

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Ghana Genebank Becomes 100th Depositor to Safeguard Food Crops in the Seed Vault

23 Oct 2023

IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

Resource Library

Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity

7 Sep 2023

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