Harnessing Africa's Vegetable Heritage: Introducing the African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan (2025‒2035)
The African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan aims to combat hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and climate change by preserving and utilizing Africa's vegetable biodiversity. This initiative, aligned with global and regional...
29 Aug 2024
2023 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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22 Apr 2024
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
2022 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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11 May 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
