In the Media

The World Vegetable Center’s genebank was recently renovated and officially inaugurated at a public ceremony in Tainan on Monday.

Originally funded in 2010 by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the facility was established as...

Now is the time to invest in crop conservation and use it to hedge against the uncertainty caused by instability, conflict, malnutrition, and climatic change.

This is the key message of Crop Trust executive director Stefan...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its 17th anniversary today by opening its doors to receive nearly 14,000 deposits of seeds from around the world, including over 2,000 seed samples from projects supported by the International...

The need for coordinated global action on the cryopreservation of crop diversity is clear, according to a recent article published by CGIAR. Cryopreservation is a technique used to conserve samples of plants that cannot be stored...

The Crop Trust is coordinating the Sweetpotato, a model for food security and long-term conservation of biodiversity project. The Sweetpotato project is featured in the Darwin Initiative’s latest newsletter, Local Learnings from...

The Crop Trust is grateful to the Norwegian government for steadfast support in conserving the world’s crop diversity and making it available for use. This year, Norway has pledged EUR 2.3 million to the Crop Trust’s Endowment...

A recent article by The Guardian underscores the important role of national genebanks in supporting farmers to adapt to climate challenges. Focusing on the Genetic Resources Research Institute (GeRRI) in Kenya, the piece explores...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has introduced a new Released Variety Panel (RVP), a collection of over 130 sequenced rice varieties. This panel is accessible to breeders and researchers for trait discovery and...

Biodiversity loss, climate change, and food insecurity are daunting, interconnected challenges that can seem insurmountable. As record-breaking temperatures persist and climate change escalates, the myriad solutions proposed often...