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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),...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...