November 18, 2024

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Chile's 'seed guardians' grow and protect forgotten food varieties (Reuters)

November 15, 2024

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Mexico sends seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - A recent shipment of maize and wheat seeds aims to ensure that Mexico's bio-cultural heritage is available for generations to come

Capacity-building workshop in Uruguay on accessing international data and plant genetic resources - The workshop aimed to increase familiarity with available search tools and portals and access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

Ukraine adopts strategy to save crop diversity

November 12, 2024

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The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank - During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger (The Guardian)

November 11, 2024

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COP16 recap: new fund, indigenous rights and Colombia’s Treaty step

November 7, 2024

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How Michigan State University is bringing shipwrecked seeds back to life

November 5, 2024

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Continúan las labores de preservación de la biodiversidad del maíz en Colombia

November 4, 2024

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Kenya's seed bank safeguarding local crops amid climate challenges (iAfrica)

New deal for biodiversity from using nature’s genetic information - Breakthrough deal struck on sharing the benefits from Digital Sequence Information (DSI) at CBD COP16 in Colombia

November 1, 2024

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This year's World Food Prize underscores the value of seed banks and their stewards (Iowa Public Radio)

October 31, 2024

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Value of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) in global genomics research must be heard at COP16

October 30, 2024

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The genetic revolution can support food security, tackle the climate crisis and protect biodiversity - At World Food Prize 2024, FAO Director-General champions ways science and innovation can contribute to transforming agrifood systems and bring people and cultures closer together

October 23, 2024

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Extensive deposit in the Seed Vault secures valuable assets – for the future and in times of crisis

Colombia ratifies the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Historic deposit at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault bolsters food security amid crises

October 22, 2024

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China's first provincial germplasm resource bank in full operation (China Daily)

October 21, 2024

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400-year-old university in Bolivia set to become the latest depositor to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Building nature-positive seed systems for community seed banks in Kenya and India

October 15, 2024

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Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños welcomes home 2,228 vegetable seeds from the World Vegetable Center

October 9, 2024

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European project "Pro-Wild" to protect and promote crop wild relatives launched
Lancement du projet européen Pro-Wild : protéger et promouvoir les espèces sauvages apparentées aux plantes cultivées

October 4, 2024

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Fahrplan für mehr Pflanzenvielfalt in Deutschland überarbeitet

Wild wheat: The key to food security in a warming world - Increased investment in researching the crop’s grassy cousins can yield a new generation of varieties that are not just climate-resilient, but also environmentally regenerative

September 27, 2024

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Genebanks made to order for the 21st century

September 25, 2024

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Innovative integration of cutting-edge AI and genetic diversity in wheat breeding revolutionizes agricultural practices

September 12, 2024

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France - A collective working to maintain old varieties

Corn-shaped seed pellets to boost habitat for monarchs, bees

September 5, 2024

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Un collectif mobilisé pour la maintenance des variétés anciennes

September 4, 2024

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Drawing a map to hidden genetic treasure

August 28, 2024

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Ancient wild relatives hold the key to climate-proofing global wheat supply