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Reaping What we Sow: The role of seed banks in a rapidly changing climate
In a call for urgent action to better prepare the world to fight the effects of a rapidly changing climate, this session will demonstrate the importance of seed banks in conserving diversity and ensuring the availability of seeds...
28 Sep 2023
11 Oct 2023 - 11 Oct 2023
Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development - BOLD Project
Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development, or BOLD for short, is a 10-year project launched in 2021. The project is funded by the government of Norway and led by the Crop Trust in partnership with the Norwegian...
28 Sep 2023
Crop Diversity: Securing Our Food Legacy for Generations to Come
At first glance, seeds may not look like much. But within them lies the architecture of thousands of different plants with thousands of different traits. They hold the secrets to the foundation of our food supply and the...
28 Sep 2023
A Changing world - Sustainable and Resilient Dryland Food Systems
The Center for Development Research (ZEF) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) are hosting a public seminar entitled "A changing world - sustainable and resilient dryland food systems"...
24 Sep 2023
10 Oct 2023 - 10 Oct 2023
Crop Diversity: A Tasty Way for Keeping Our Options Open
On 19 September, scientists, policymakers and other crop diversity enthusiasts, flocked to Mindspace in Williamsburg, one of Brooklyn’s foodiest neighborhoods, to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time—how to...
22 Sep 2023
Global Crop Diversity Summit
The Global Crop Diversity Summit 2023 will bring together stakeholders from around the world to discuss the role of seed banks in securing a nutritious food future in the face of multiple crises. The Summit will take place on the...
22 Sep 2023
New York Climate Week
Unlocking Climate Solutions: Embracing Nature and Agricultural Heritage
The climate crisis is threatening the global food system. Crop failures and poor yields are contributing to the loss of lives and livelihoods, poor...
19 Sep 2023
19 Sep 2023 - 19 Sep 2023
Crop Diversity: A Climate Change Solution
The climate crisis is upon us, and its effects are becoming impossible to ignore. Extreme heatwaves, more frequent floods, and prolonged droughts are wreaking havoc on our planet. Including our food supply: agriculture depends on...
18 Sep 2023
A BOLD Future for Alfalfa: More with Less Water
Nazarov Arken doesn’t hesitate when asked about the problems facing alfalfa growers like himself.
“There’s our problem,” said the farmer from Yenbek in southeastern Kazakhstan, squinting through the late-summer haze at some...
13 Sep 2023