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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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Battling Biotic Stress in Farmers' Fields
Crops are often threatened by a range of unfriendly organisms, including various kinds of bacteria, fungi, insects and weeds. These plant predators hamper efforts to adapt agriculture to climate change because they often thrive in...
2 Feb 2021
2 Feb 2021
The Last Crop Before the Desert
“I’ve never seen barley looking this great before!” El Kbir Safraoui couldn’t hold back his excitement about the crop growing in his fields. And he had seen a lot of barley in his lifetime of farming in central Morocco.
Safraoui...
3 Mar 2020
Wild Plants from Four Continents Deliver Climate Change Lifeline for Crops
Nearly 5,000 seed samples of crop wild relatives saved in challenging, six-year effort to secure the future of food.
Bonn, Germany and Washington, DC (3 DECEMBER 2019)—As the world grapples with the challenge of sustainably...
12 Mar 2019
Benjamin's Excellent Adventure
This week, I’d like to use this blog to introduce a new colleague here at the Crop Trust. His name is Dr Benjamin Kilian, and he’ll be working on our project on crop wild relatives, mainly looking after the pre-breeding component....
3 Aug 2016
3 Aug 2016
Brewing up a Genebank Success Story
Luigi Guarino | Director of Science and Programs
I collect stories about genebanks making a difference. Well, somebody has to, and it’s kind of my job. I find them all interesting, but like happy families, such stories are...
14 Jul 2016
14 Jul 2016
The Gregor Mendel Foundation Honors ICARDA
In a personal account of the event, our Deputy Executive Director Paula Bramel talks about the ceremony, which was held in Berlin on 19 March.
Last month the Gregor Mendel Foundation awarded its Innovation Prize to Mahmoud Sohl,...
4 Apr 2015
4 Apr 2015
Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security
23 March 2015, Brasilia: Landmark meeting with Global Crop Diversity Trust hosted by Embrapa takes place in Brasilia to discuss the key role that Brazil must play in food security.
Key figures from four government ministries will...
23 Mar 2015
23 Mar 2015