70% of Kenya's potatoes can come from a single variety: Shangi. Breeders from @Cipotato are now helping bring new varieties to market, using potato diversity to reduce risks for more than 800,000 farmers. #Potato #CropDiversity #Genebanks #Agriculture #BOLDProject

This week, @irri deposited 1,890 seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, 410 for the first time. New deposits include rice from Madagascar, Costa Rica and Nepal. IRRI’s collections now reach 99.59% safety duplication level, helping protect rice diversity for the future.

This week at the @FAO Science and Innovation Forum in Rome, experts explored how botanical gardens can contribute to nutrition, food security and resilient food systems. Crop Trust Board Member Princess Basma bint Ali, highlighted the importance of collaboration, while Colin Khoury joined partners to discuss the potential of opportunity crops, wild and foraged species and crop wild relatives.

Conflict makes safeguarding crop diversity more urgent than ever. Ukraine’s National Plant Genebank sent 773 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, creating secure backups of local genetic resources. This deposit helps protect Ukraine’s crop diversity for the future.

21 institutions, including six @CGIAR genebanks and Ukraine’s national genebank, deposited thousands of seed samples in the @GlobalSeedVault yesterday. This international cooperation helps safeguard crop diversity for the future of food: tinyurl.com/3v27mwx9

This October, @Cipotato is depositing 1,027 seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, including maca, an ancient Andean crop. The deposit will bring CIP’s safety duplicated seed collection at Svalbard to 91%. Congratulations!

Tomorrow, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens for its October deposit! Among the deposits are over 3,000 wheat and maize seed samples from @CIMMYT in Mexico, protecting valuable crop diversity for future research, breeding and food security.

Rising costs are putting pressure on potato farmers in Africa, who may spray up to 15 times a season to fight late blight. Scientists from @Cipotato are using wild potato relatives to develop resilient varieties. In Kenya, farmers are now testing them in the field. #BOLDProject

The Crop Trust Executive Board will see changes in the coming months, with a new Chair and two new members, as the organization prepares for the next chapter in safeguarding crop diversity for the future of food. Read more: tinyurl.com/bddr4mxw

The Crop Trust is seeking an Educational Consultant to develop an outreach strategy for Conserving and Using Crop Diversity, an interactive platform featuring videos, quizzes and a plant breeding simulation. Help us reach more learners, apply now: tinyurl.com/4bjd9r3z

Coffee brings us together every day, all around the world. But what if the coffee we love today couldn't thrive tomorrow? By conserving coffee’s crop diversity, we're protecting the possibilities for tomorrow. Learn more and support: tinyurl.com/4h72zvv5

At Crop Diversity Day 2026, the Crop Trust, @NYBG and partners celebrated food plant diversity! From farmers and genebanks to botanic gardens, discover how crop diversity can help build healthier food systems. 📖 Read the full story: tinyurl.com/b7fd62c6