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The Biodiversity Gift

2 Feb 2023

Harvesting rice in Cao Phong DistrictHarvesting rice in Cao Phong District, Hoa Binh, Vietnam. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023

30 Dec 2022

Woman cookingWoman making Msemen from wheat at roadside café in Tamallalt, Morocco. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust
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How Changing Diets Leave Us Exposed to War, Extreme Weather and Market Turbulence

21 Dec 2022

Man holding potatos.The Crop Trust traveled to Cusco, Peru, to visit the Parque de la Papa (Potato Park), the center of origin of the potato. (Photo: Luis Salazar for Crop Trust)
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Harnessing the power of wild potatoes to feed a climate-challenged world while reducing agrochemical use

21 Dec 2022

Rice terraces at different stages of maturity in a Betsileo village. Betsileo communities in the central highlands are especially renowned for their advanced rice farming. Wherever a flat surface exists – or can be built – rice can be planted. The farmers sow a wide assortment of local types at different times, employing irrigation to grow some in the dry season and waiting for the rainy season to plant others. This diversity is all at once a source of efficiency, security, cultural identity, and pride.Complex rice terraces irrigated by streams are in various states of harvest. The Betsileo communities are famous for their intricate landscaping stretching high into the hills. (Photo Credit: Toby Smith/Reportage by Getty Images for The Global Crop Diversity Trust).
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Biodiversity protection “window of opportunity is closing,” warn scientists at COP15

16 Dec 2022

Farmer working in rice fields.A farmer tends to rice paddies at the Maname experimental farm in Tolima, where different varieties of exotic rice destined for Colombian restaurants are tested under local conditions. (Photo: Juan Arredondo/ Reportage by Getty Images for Crop Trust)
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‘Without Nature, We Have Nothing’: Un Chief Sounds Alarm at Key Un Biodiversity Event

6 Dec 2022

Farmer placing a stone to vote for wheat variety.Marchouch region, Morocco. Farmer Abdellah Bounagua carefully selects a row and places his one stone. Visiting farmers are given one stone and asked to select their preferred variety. The host farmer receives two stones. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
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Science Against Climate Change: Unlocking Wild Genes in Wheat

5 Dec 2022

A field technician for the durum wheat breeding project shows a durum wheat spike.A field technician for the durum wheat breeding project shows a durum wheat spike. ICARDA Terbol station. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
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Jabal: The New Wheat Scientists Say Can Withstand Extreme Heat and Drought

4 Dec 2022

Shot of a forest from above.A new report about tree diversity launched by the Crop Trust at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)'s annual Climate event, held alongside the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Source: Adobe Stock)
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Reversing Tree Diversity Decline: Why We Need All the Species We’ve Got

17 Nov 2022

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