Scientists issue rallying cry for greater global cooperation to safeguard seeds for future food and nutrition security
Berlin, Germany, 15 November 2023: Leading experts have issued a rallying cry that greater international cooperation is urgently required to safeguard food security in the wake of global crises.
This call to action from...
15 Nov 2023
New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change
Can Tho, Vietnam, 26 October, 2023: A new project is supporting rice farmers in Vietnam to unlock the genetic potential of the crop, by developing new resilient varieties, in a bid to safeguard rice harvests from the impacts of...
26 Oct 2023
New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change
Can Tho, Vietnam, 26 October, 2023: A new project is supporting rice farmers in Vietnam to unlock the genetic potential of the crop, by developing new resilient varieties, in a bid to safeguard rice harvests from the impacts of...
26 Oct 2023
Ghana Genebank Becomes 100th Depositor to Safeguard Food Crops in the Seed Vault
23 Oct 2023
Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity
7 Sep 2023
Securing the Foundation of Our Food Supply at -18° Celsius
The celebration of new deposits from 9 institutes, including international, regional and national genebanks, as well as smaller collection holders, will see the Global Svalbard Seed Vault's collection surpass 1.25 million seed...
6 Jun 2023
Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages
18 Apr 2023
15 Years of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
15 Years of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault:
New deposit from 20 genebanks and a new virtual tour to celebrate the remote Arctic seed store
28 Feb 2023
New Drought-tolerant Durum Wheat Could Transform Farming in Dry Regions
A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat named Jabal, which means “mountain” in local Arabic, developed together by farmers and scientists in a decades-long project, has been released for cultivation in Morocco.
The new...
7 Dec 2022
Countries Facing Food Insecurity to Benefit From a USD 2 Million “Lifeline” for Crop Diversity
As food supplies around the world are threatened by conflict, drought, and climate change, funding is being made available to bolster future food and nutrition security, by saving local varieties.
The Crop Trust is supporting...
13 Oct 2022
Two Newcomers Join Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Final Opening of 2022
45,150 seed samples from 13 genebanks added to Seed Vault The Seed Vault passes the 1.2 million seed sample mark with these new deposits Iraq and Uruguay deposit seeds for the first time CIMMYT will be the largest depositor;...
12 Oct 2022
CATIE Will Now Have A New Space To Conserve Its International Coffee Collection
30 Sep 2022