To celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity, Professor Michael Abberton, Head of the Genetic Resources Center (IITA), discusses the crucial roles of genebanks in the conservation, distribution and utilisation of genetic resources to promote a sustainable future for food...

Seeds4Resilience, a five-year, EUR 20 million project led by the Crop Trust and funded by the German government, will provide financial and technical support for key genebanks in Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Ghana to reach international standards of operation,...

In this brief talk from TED U 2009, Jonathan Drori encourages us to save biodiversity -- one seed at a time. Reminding us that plants support human life, he shares the vision of the Millennium Seed Bank, which has stored...

Gene banks play a fundamental role in the dissemination of seeds and other plant material to researchers,  governments, farmers, among others. In order to do so, they have to guarantee that only clean and healthy material is distributed. This article...

DIVERSIFOOD project addressed the loss of agricultural biodiversity challenge by testing, renewing and promoting so-called underutilised species, varieties, and evolutionary populations. In this animation, DIVERSIFOOD shares their proposed solutions and concrete actions to spread to spread a new food culture...