Bioversity DG tours Down Under

Emile Frison: continue investing in agrobiodiversity, Australia! Jeremy unavailable for comment.

Fire at the Filipino genebank We have received sad news of a fire at the...
In search of the elusive asier — pickling cucumbers with a difference Fermentation is absolutely my favourite food process. Not just for...
International Year of Quinoa officially over FAO has just published a very glossy volume, somewhat unnecessarily...

Kurdistan inaugurates a new genebank in Sulaymaniyah, which Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani calls one of Kurdistan and Iraq’s most important national projects.
Ghana complements its national collection at Bunso. The new facility further north will improve drying, processing and conservation, while giving northern farmers and breeders closer access to crop diversity.
Three decades of African bean research partnerships and networking have helped turn a staple crop into a vehicle for improved nutrition, livelihoods and climate resilience.
In the Philippines, eight promising purple-yam accessions combine yield, sensory quality and market appeal, with Villasis 2 producing up to 60 tonnes per hectare in trials. Does it need a network next?
However, executive director of Seed Savers Exchange Mike Bollinger’s call in Food Tank’s to carry seed diversity forward extends stewardship beyond formal institutions: Indigenous communities, farmers, gardeners and seed libraries all have a role in keeping crop diversity alive and used.