3rd meeting of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA stumbles, moves on

I do hope you’re all keeping up to date with what’s happening in Tunis…

Melaku Worede on the Seed Treaty “Ex-situ gene banks have an important role to play. But...
What’s a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this? I heard an interesting programme on the BBC World Service...
Berry genebank the pride of Oregon There’s a lengthy article in Portland Monthly on the National...

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.