Last week, international experts came together at NordGen to support the Ukrainian genebank and plan how to secure Ukraine's plant genetic resources, which are at risk due to the war.

Food and Agriculture Organization, PlantTreaty, Novo Nordisk Foundation
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Ethiopia is a rare place where farmers still grow maslins - different grains sown in the same field or intercropped.

Globally, they were mainly replaced by monocultures, but a small group of scientists hopes to change that.

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In the new part of our #SeedHeroes series, we celebrate the Irish scientist Erna Bennett, the pioneering plant geneticist who foresaw today's biodiversity crisis.

Over 50 years ago, she coined terms like 'genetic erosion' and 'genetic conservation' 🌱 ➡️ buff.ly/3J9JNo7

🌱 Exciting news! 🎙Dive into our latest #SDGLearncast featuring Dr. Stefan Schmitz Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of The Crop Trust, as we explore the crucial role of seed banks in preserving agricultural biodiversity and securing our food future.

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Why do we need #genebanks ? The loss of crop diversity has direct impacts not only on farmers 🚜 but also on the global #FoodSystems as a whole.

Genebanks ensure that scientists can improve crops, securing them for future use.

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The Crop Trust is looking for a team of two to three consultants to conduct the initial mid-term review of the 'Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods, and Development' ( #BOLDcwr Project), focusing on Phase 1 activities (2021-2024).

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Farmers worldwide depend on their livestock, which depends on a year-round food supply.

Researchers in #genebanks , therefore, work to make livestock systems more sustainable by conserving and using the diversity of forages.

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How does the food brought back from extinction taste like? And why do we need more #cropdiversity on our plates?

Find out from Dan Saladino, who shares a fascinating food experience he had in Germany.

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Spent the past two days at NordGen with colleagues from the Ukrainian PGR Center finalizing a strategy for long-term conservation of #PGRFA . In addition to scientists from Ukraine, participants included experts from Food and Agriculture Organization PlantTreaty NordGen The Crop Trust BMEL

Tea is one of the important crops that can't be stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

It's best conserved in living field collections and that's why it's crucial to improve tea conservation in the #genebanks .

Learn more about saving #tea 🍵 ➡️ buff.ly/3nw0nUh

How to request genebank accessions through Genesys PGR?

Many seeds with data in Genesys are available for research purposes, and Genesys can relay requests for material from the holding genebank to the user.

Check out the step-by-step tutorial ➡️ buff.ly/3EQfhi7

Join Food and Agriculture Organization and @PlantTreaty for a webinar to discuss “Farmers’ varieties/landraces: conservation through on-farm management”

🗓️ Monday 29 April
⏰ 11:00-13:00 (CEST)
Register now 👉 bit.ly/4daIhQe

How do we motivate people to personally engage with #cropdiversity ?

For Dan Saladino, the answer is clear: it is deeply interconnected with our future #foodsecurity and the health of our planet. 🌍

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To safeguard #cropdiversity from extinction, farmers need access to digital technologies that can help create new supply chains.

Dan Saladino shares a story about saving red sticky rice in China.

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Súmate a este webinar internacional, para analizar la importancia, situación y mecanismos para ampliar y garantizar acceso a semillas para la #AFC 🌱

Organizan: The Crop Trust #INTACostaRica
CIMMYT en español CGIAR IICA FONTAGRO e #INIAChile

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What are 'orphan crops' and why are they important?

The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils Initiative #VACS identified twenty crops that are familiar sources of nutritious food in Africa or Asia and are well-adapted to a warmer climate.

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Are you passionate about global crop conservation? 🌱

As part of the project “Mainstreaming Global Crop Conservation Strategies in Plant Treaty Processes,” we are looking for one or two consultants to help us produce summaries of selected Global Crop Conservation Strategies.

Interested in the global Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing?

Check out the International PlantTreaty online course and learn about the exchange and transfer of plant genetic resources to feed a growing global population ➡️ buff.ly/3VLrpcF

Through his meticulous research and engaging storytelling, Dan Saladino highlights the critical role of #cropdiversity in ensuring a resilient future for global agriculture.

Read more about his work, travels and book 'Eating to Extinction' ➡️ buff.ly/4asTk5f