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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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Forward and Upward: Spirit of our GOAL Workshop in Latin America
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
When you hear the word ‘quality’ what comes to mind? This was the question posed by Janny van Beem, the Crop Trust’s Quality Management Specialist, at our most recent Genebank Operations and Advanced...
11 Jun 2018
11 Jun 2018
An Interview with the "Godfather" of Wild Potato Relatives
On World Environment Day, we interview Alberto Salas, the “godfather” of wild potato relatives
Alberto Salas has dedicated his life to the search for wild potatoes, crisscrossing most of the American continent – from the...
5 Jun 2018
5 Jun 2018
Cui Bono Genebanks?
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
Today sees the launch of the latest Access to Nutrition Index (ANI). It’s an independent, science-based ranking of food and beverage companies based on how well they’re doing at...
23 May 2018
23 May 2018
Maruti – The Pigeonpea Savior
A direct release from the ICRISAT genebank helped revitalize the pigeonpea industry in Karnataka, India.
Sharanappa Pujari’s face started to glow when I asked him how the pigeonpea variety, Maruti, had helped him to prosper. He...
28 Apr 2018
Helping Data Leave Home
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
The relationship between scientists and their data can be a lot like that between overprotective parents and their children. You know you’ll have to let them go eventually, but...
22 Mar 2018
22 Mar 2018
The Vavilov Collection Connection
This week, the Crop Trust's Executive Board holds its semi-annual meeting at the N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) in St. Petersburg, Russia. The meeting is just one of many collaborative activities between...
19 Mar 2018
19 Mar 2018
The World's "Coolest" Insurance Policy Turns 10
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
Ten years ago, a group of plant scientists, politicians, engineers, media and more gathered on a snow-covered mountain on the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, for the opening of a unique facility: the...
14 Mar 2018
14 Mar 2018
A Conversation with Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank
Cierra Martin, Crop Trust
8 March 2018 – On International Women’s Day, the Crop Trust connects with Danielle Nierenberg, Co-founder and President of Food Tank, a nonprofit organization focused on building a global community for...
8 Mar 2018
8 Mar 2018
Vitamin A-Biofortified Maize: Exploiting Native Genetic Variation for Nutrient Enrichment
Science Brief: Biofortification | No.2
Vitamin A is important in immune function. Approximately one third of children under the age of five are at risk for Vitamin A deficiency (WHO 2009). This is the leading cause of preventable...
19 Feb 2018
19 Feb 2018
Feasibility Study for a Safety Back-up Cryopreservation Facility
This study was commissioned by Bioversity International, the International Potato Center (CIP) and the Crop Trust with financial support from Australia, Germany and Switzerland to investigate the feasibility of establishing a...
19 Feb 2018
19 Feb 2018
Documenting the Value of Genebanks
By Melinda Smale and Nelissa Jamora
The CGIAR Genebank Platform, with support from the Crop Trust, is establishing a ‘Genebank Impacts Fellowship Program’.
The program, led by Melinda Smale and Nelissa Jamora, will provide...
14 Feb 2018
14 Feb 2018