The Crop Trust is proud to join the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils #VACS Implementer's Group, announced at #DialogueNEXT in Mexico by our Chair Catherine Bertini and Department of State Global Envoy for food security Cary Fowler croptrust.org/news-events/ne…

Between January and June this year, 27 national #genebanks from 20 countries uploaded over 46,000 new accession records in Genesys PGR. An additional 1,200,000 existing accession records were refreshed in the same time period. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/4cOBmLo

✳️The International @PlantTreaty unites farmers, plant breeders & policymakers to protect, share & nurture the #seeds that sustain us all. ✳️This year marks 20 years!🎂 #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱 #farmers #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange Food and Agriculture Organization Food Tank Food Security Portal (FSP) Center for Global Development International Fund for Agricultural Development

Crop Trust's Executive Board is seeking an experienced consultancy firm to conduct an independent review to assess the organization's effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and donor confidence. More information and details in the Terms of Reference ➡️ buff.ly/3ue68d0

Are you in need of some seed accessions for research purposes? Our Genesys PGR platform has an updated material request form that makes it easier for users to submit their requests to #genebanks! Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/3LnHkHJ

Do you use genetic resources for food and agriculture for research and development? Take a moment and complete the #CGRFA survey to identify the effects of ABS measures on the exchange, utilization and conservation of GRFA and associated TK 📝eu.jotform.com/241691968899382

Learn how the Intl PlantTreaty was adopted and how it safeguards food security!🌍👩‍🌾🌾 bit.ly/4dkk2PO #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱 #CropDiversity #ConservationSustainableUse FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity The Crop Trust CGIAR International Seed Federation UN Environment Programme UN Biodiversity FAO Knowledge Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

The #BOLDcwr workshop organized by the PlantTreaty, Crop Trust, and UN Climate Change Asia-Pacific, brought together experts to discuss how integrating genebanks into climate adaptation plans can help countries strengthen their food security. Learn more: buff.ly/4bBsSq1

Genebanks from across Africa, supported through the #BOLDcwr project, are regenerating and depositing seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to protect global food security. The conservation of diverse food crops has become increasingly crucial ➡️ buff.ly/4co1I6P

#DYK Food and Agriculture Organization's #FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries from 1961 to the most recent year available❓ A wealth of 🌍 agricultural data & statistics to discover. Explore for yourselves👇 🔴fao.org/faostat/en #StatisticsTwitter

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

GOLD FOR THE PHILIPPINES! 🇵🇭 Carlos Edriel Yulo shines, earning #gold for the Philippines in artistic gymnastics men's floor exercise. 🤸 He's the first-ever filipino man to win an Olympic gold in any sport, and this is the Philippines' first medal of #Paris2024! 🎉

HE'S DONE IT AGAIN! 🇵🇭 Carlos Yulo is a two-time Olympic champion! Two golds in two days! 🥇🥇

Explore the significance of Africa's traditional foods in reshaping sustainable food systems. 🌱 The new compendium from Food and Agriculture Organization highlights forgotten and underutilized Indigenous crops essential for nutrition and food security, urging their rediscovery ➡️ buff.ly/3YCPWlJ

To boost global awareness of #cropdiversity, the Crop Trust partnered with Minerva University and collaborated with students to create the infographic "Turning Ancient Grains Into Tomorrow's Harvests." about the pre-breeding component of the #BOLDcwr project. croptrust.org/news-events/ne…

Cassy Polimeni is an Australian children's author interested in environmental issues. Her picture book, The Garden at the End of the World, explores seed conservation, introduces the Svalbard Svalbard Seed Vault and conveys hope about future food security: buff.ly/4cC6Wfc

The PlantTreaty provides national authorities with the legal framework to take action for the conservation and the sustainable use of their crop diversity. 👉bit.ly/4dkk2PO #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱 CGIAR The Crop Trust UN Biodiversity Food Tank FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention

First time visiting India for a genebank review ICRISAT ICRISAT Genebank conserves over 130k accessions of crops - sorghum pearlmillet groundnuts chickpea pigeonpea millets The Crop Trust #genebanks

Go nuts! 🥜My grandmother sold #peanuts at the market, and I grew up eating them nearly every day! This week, I'm learning so much about the crop from ICRISAT CGIAR The Crop Trust. The genebank conserves over 15k accessions from 93 countries! #groundnuts #genebanks

~43k accessions of #sorghum diversity at ICRISAT. One of the most important cereal crop, grown in arid & semi arid tropics #genebanks The Crop Trust