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New FAO Report Checks Up on the Health of Crop Diversity Conservation
Nobody much likes writing long reports. Or indeed reading them.
But when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launches the Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA),...
25 Mar 2025
Crop Diversity: A Solution for Today’s Hunger Crisis and Food Security Tomorrow
The world is facing three major food challenges, all at the same time. We need to produce more food, significantly improve its quality, and ensure that everyone has access to it.
Food security for all is the challenge of the 21st...
11 Dec 2024
Saving the World, One Seed at a Time
You know how some superheroes work silently and selflessly behind the scenes to save the world from an unseen threat?
Genebank staff are a bit like that.
They operate largely outside the public eye; in the shadows, you might...
24 Feb 2023
Sustainable Food Systems Begin with Resilient Seeds
As the global climate crisis continues to wreak havoc on our food systems, there can be no better argument that we need bold and proactive measures to protect agriculture. Rapid changes in temperature and rainfall patterns can...
21 Feb 2023
Taking Stock of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, it is once again time to reflect on the achievements and lessons of the past year as we dare to look to the future with optimism and hope.
Before the year was over, we received another vivid—and perhaps...
20 Dec 2022
Africa’s Food Security Depends on Nature’s Revival
“Prepare now for the solutions of tomorrow” is a Congolese proverb that could easily serve as a motto for a global community facing the ever-growing challenge of food insecurity in the Global South.
Yet this simple concept is...
16 Dec 2022
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