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From cutting-edge research to work saving seeds in communities, even our small actions can have a big impact on saving crop diversity and putting it to good use. Read the latest news highlighting these efforts and more.
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Dryland Crops in Africa and Asia Get a Boost From Crop Trust and Germany
Agriculture in drought-prone regions took a major step forward when the Crop Trust and Germany’s federal government provided much-needed support for an international agricultural research institute focused on the drylands of...
7 Jan 2025
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Forages: Key to Climate-resilient Livestock Systems
More than a billion smallholders depend on their livestock for food and livelihoods, and their livestock depend on a year-round supply of nutritious food.
Increasing demand for cheap meat and milk is widely blamed for driving...
13 Jan 2023
A Treasure Trove of Crop Diversity, for Pakistan and the World
A team of genebank experts visited the Bio-resources Conservation Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan, in June 2022 as part of the Crop Trust's BOLD (Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development) Project. The review they...
10 Jan 2023
Best of 2022: Celebrating Crop Diversity
The importance of our planet's biodiversity – and its crop diversity – has never been more clear.
This past year has shown time and again the urgency of both conserving crop diversity and using it to develop climate-resilient...
21 Dec 2022
Rhodes College and Crop Trust Celebrate 10-Year Partnership
The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler has been supporting exceptional students at Rhodes College to pursue their interest in global affairs and conservation for a decade.
Since 2012, one...
12 Dec 2022
Yemen Genebank Receives Emergency Funding
The National Genetic Resources Center (NGRC) in Yemen is the first genebank to receive funds from the new Emergency Reserve for genebanks facing urgent threats to their precious collections of crop diversity.
The Emergency...
9 Dec 2022
Three Key Takeaways from Food Forever: Climate-proofing our Food For Future Generations
Crop diversity – without which we cannot adapt to the climate crisis, improve livelihoods and feed everyone adequately – was highlighted at the recent Global Landscapes Forum’s (GLF) Climate event. What can we do to protect it?
R...
6 Dec 2022
Crop Science Honors Research on Crop Wild Relatives
Two research studies conducted as part of the Crop Trust’s Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) Project have won awards for excellence after appearing in a special issue of the U.S. journal Crop Science last year.
The bimonthly flagship...
7 Oct 2022
Key Messages from Crop Diversity Day 2022
1. Global crop diversity is a prerequisite for future food and nutrition security, enabling us to adapt agriculture to the climate crisis, improve livelihoods and feed everyone adequately
“Diversity in the gene pools of crops,...
7 Oct 2022
Seeds: ‘Low-hanging Fruit’ for Food Security
The Crop Trust highlighted the role of seeds in providing actionable solutions to the challenges facing the world’s food systems at a curtain-raising event held in Bonn, Germany, on 27 September.
Crop Diversity Day kicked off...
7 Oct 2022
They’re Back: GROW Webinars for the Genebank Community
Genebank Resources on the Web (GROW) webinars are relaunching through a partnership between the Crop Trust and CGIAR to continue thought-provoking discussions within the genebank community.
28 Sep 2022
What is a Genebank?
Have you ever wondered what a genebank does? The short answer is that genebanks store genes. Not literally, although there are some specialized genebanks that do manage genes – the actual bits of DNA that give living things their...
13 Sep 2022