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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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From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops
BOLDER Project Stakeholders Meet to Identify 15 Underutilized Species for Conservation and Use
Over 250 farmers, genebank experts, government representatives, and private-sector partners gathered in Benin, Ghana, Tanzania and...
14 Apr 2025
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Brewing a Future: Crop Trust and Germany Safeguard Costa Rica's Coffee Heritage
Recently, the world woke up to a collection of coffee at risk. The genebank at the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) in Turrialba, Costa Rica houses nearly 2,000 coffee varieties. Established 75...
3 Dec 2024
The Crop Trust Welcomes Dr. Sarada Krishnan as Director of Programs
The Global Crop Diversity Trust is excited to announce that, after a thorough and competitive recruitment process, Dr. Sarada Krishnan has been selected for the position of Director of Programs.
Dr. Krishnan joins the Crop...
21 Mar 2022
Collaboration Vital to Conservation of Coffee Genetic Resources
The state of the global coffee industry was thrown into the public eye this summer as two of the world’s largest coffee exporters faced dire situations: drought and frost threatened crops in Brazil and surging COVID-19 cases in...
20 Jul 2021
A Closer Look at Coffee
Coffee Expert Provides Update on Strategic Review of International Coffee Collection
For 70 years, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) in Costa Rica has been conserving coffee diversity. The...
19 Nov 2019
19 Nov 2019
Time for Coffee
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
The Economist’s writers are by and large a pretty hard-nosed lot. I guess it’s in their job description. So this final paragraph in an article on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)...
4 Jul 2017
4 Jul 2017
The Summer Edition 2016
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
We have decided to collect our main activities during the months of June and July and present you with a summer Newsletter edition. I hope you appreciate the following summary:
Enhancing the...
9 Aug 2016
9 Aug 2016
Highlight on Coffee and Information Systems
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
We have decided to tweak my corner a little this time, and give you an update on recent developments in two areas of our work. More specifically I will focus on information systems and technology for...
21 Jun 2016
21 Jun 2016