2025 was a year of reflection. 2026 is a year of action.

Read the International Plant Treaty's Secretary, @kentnnadozie.bsky.social's full message for the year ahead 👇

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#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #CropDiversity

Wild sweet Physalis: promising underutilized minor crops - Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution Global food security challenges are driving renewed interest in neglected and underutilized crops with high nutritional and agronomic potential. The genus Physalis includes more than 95 species, yet o...

Would you like to know about the sweetest Physalis? 🍊🌱

This short note explores diversity across the genus, highlighting traits like berry sweetness and their potential for crop improvement and food systems.

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#Physalis #Solanaceae #PlantScience #CropDiversity

#NEW booklet highlighting key trends & recommendations for new collaborations between food processing industry & crop diversity managers.

It features five proven models supporting the conservation, use & promotion of #cropdiversity through the @planttreaty.bsky.social.

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The Multilateral System of the @planttreaty.bsky.social offers the largest global exchange mechanism for sharing #CropDiversity, helping farmers, researchers & breeders access the genetic resources needed to adapt agriculture to climate change and food insecurity.

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During GB-11, countries came together to advance conservation & sustainable use of #CropDiversity, Farmers’ Rights & the Multilateral System.

25 side events + the Journey of Seeds exhibition showcased global collaboration in action.

Next stop: GB-12 in 2027.

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Africa Regional Launch State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture ❗

Key findings & priorities to conserve #CropDiversity and build resilient agrifood systems.

📅 12 & 13 Feb 2026 | Nairobi + online

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BalticFocus.org 🥔 Seed potatoes in the Baltics: a quiet structural shift Trigger: Estonia’s Rural Knowledge Centre in Jõgeva is exiting vegetable seed production, including seed potatoes, citing economic unviability...

🥔 Potatoes are a staple food across the Baltic states.
Estonia is stepping away from state-run seed production.
Will local potato varieties survive — and why do Lithuania and Latvia take a different approach?

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#BalticFocus
#Agriculture #SeedPotatoes #FoodSystems #CropDiversity

Farmers feed the world.

They are the developers & custodians of crop diversity in the field, their rights in this regard are critical if they are to continue maintaining their pivotal role in providing food security.

#FarmersRights #CropDiversity

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Agriculture rooted in genebanks, kinda Diverse Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) are an important aspect of biodiversity and greater investment in both in-situ and ex-situ conservation of genetic material will be imp...

Agriculture rooted in genebanks, kinda – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/01/agri...

#conservation #biodiversity #cropdiversity #genebanks #agrobiodiversity #worldbank

Nibbles: Restoration, Monitoring, CARDI, Margot Forde, Warwick, Slow Beans 2025, Lonicera Africa needs good forest seeds. And genetic monitoring of the resulting plantings, probably. The Caribbean also wants quality seed, and thinks a mobile seed bank is the way to get it. The only mobile ...

Nibbles: Restoration, Monitoring, CARDI, Margot Forde, Warwick, Slow Beans 2025, Lonicera – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/01/nibb...

#conservation #biodiversity #cropdiversity #genebanks #forests #restoration #vegetables #honeysuckle #beans

Frozen 2: This time it’s crop diversity Speaking of breadfruit... Seeds are the ... ahem ... bread and butter of traditional genebanks: dry them, chill them, and they’ll keep for decades. But the seeds of many important crops don’t play nic...

Frozen 2: This time it’s crop diversity – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/01/froz...

#conservation #biodiversity #cryopreservation #cropdiversity #genebanks

Without seeds, there would be no plants, no trees, no food for animals & no plant-based nutrition for human consumption.

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#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #CropDiversity

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Análisis del panel sugiere diferencias moderadas en aplicación de nitrógeno por tamaño de granja Presentadores del equipo analítico mostraron registros 2017–2024 y reportaron un promedio de ~171 lb N/acre/año con diferencias modestasa entre tamaños de rancho; anunciaron un memorándum técnico ampliado y trabajos adicionales.

Un nuevo análisis revela que las granjas más grandes aplican hasta 22 libras más de nitrógeno por acre que las pequeñas, generando variaciones sorprendentes en la agricultura de California.

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#CA #EnvironmentalAnalysis #SustainableAgriculture #CitizenPortal #CropDiversity

UC ANR analysis: larger Central Coast farms report modestly higher nitrogen per crop acre; diversity linked to lower N among large farms UC ANR presented Central Coast ILRP reporting analysis (2017–2024), finding average reported N application ~178 lb/crop‑acre/year and that larger farms reported ~17–22 lb/crop‑acre more than small farms; within large farms, greater crop diversity associated with lower N rates.

Larger Central Coast farms are applying more nitrogen per crop acre, but surprisingly, those with greater crop diversity are using less—what does this mean for sustainability?

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#CA #SustainableFarming #CitizenPortal #CropDiversity #NitrogenManagement

#FoodSecurity starts with seeds. The International Plant Treaty works to conserve and share the world's crop diversity for our future.

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#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #CropDiversity

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Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them? Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answers

#Biodiversity and #CropDiversity have to be the foundation of a healthy future.

Industrial monoculture - the plantationocene - threatens us all

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Crop diversity underpins global food security.

Through the @planttreaty.bsky.social's Multilateral System, countries share access to the plant genetic resources that feed the world. 🌱

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#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #Cropdiversity

@fao.org @croptrust.bsky.social

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Seeds are the foundation of our food systems.

The International Plant Treaty works to conserve and share crop diversity, supporting farmers, resilience and global food security.

#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #Cropdiversity

@fao.org @bioversityciat.bsky.social

GB-11 concluded on 29 Nov❗

Revisit the key moments in our wrap-up video & explore full coverage (photos, interviews, press releases) ➡️ bit.ly/49ugI4R

#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #Cropdiversity

@fao.org @ec.europa.eu @cgiar.org @cipotato.org @croptrust.bsky.social

At #GB11, Christian Hofer, State Secretary of Switzerland, underscores a clear message: global challenges demand collective solutions rooted in shared plant genetic diversity. 🌱

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#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #Cropdiversity

@swiss-un.bsky.social @fao.org

Side event at #GB11: A regional look at how GIAHS sites & Agrobiodiversity Zones can drive fair benefit-sharing & support the conservation of vital genetic resources. 🌱

Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/4pCTX3M

#FoodSecurity #Cropdiversity

@fao.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

What’s on the table at #GB11❓

Deputy Secretary Álvaro Toledo outlines key priorities: strengthening the MLS for fair, effective exchange of crop diversity, expanding the basket of crops available through the Treaty, and advancing Farmers’ Rights.

#FoodSecurity #Cropdiversity

At #GB11, Chair Alwin Kopse highlights the core issues guiding this week’s negotiations: strengthening the Multilateral System, advancing Farmers’ Rights, & supporting countries in conserving & using plant genetic resources sustainably. 🌱 🌐

#FoodSecurity #Cropdiversity

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Read more about the 10th meeting of the Technical Committee on Conservation & Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture held in Doha this week! 🌱

Discover why this work is a cornerstone for food security
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#CSU #Cropdiversity

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‘We cannot do it the way our fathers did’: farmers across Europe struggle to adapt to the climate crisis As wildfires rage in southern Europe and crop losses only set to increase in the coming years, producers are getting creative to beat the heat

#FoodSecurity is one of THE issues in the age of #ClimateEmergency.

We need far more #CropDiversity, and more perennial crops

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Who feeds the world anyway? For decades, the mantra of “feeding the world” has dominated discussions about agricultural development and food security. The logic sounds straightforward: more food production equals less hunger. Mi...

Who feeds the world anyway? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2025/08/who-...

#cropdiversity #genebanks #agrobiodiversity #conservation #agroecology

The benefits of traditional Himalayan agriculture—a nearly forgotten variety of black peas outperforms cash crops In the high-elevation desert region of the Trans-Himalayas, most people farm for a living. In the 1980s, they largely transitioned from subsistence-based to market-oriented production of commercial cr...

#CropDiversity - crucial for #FoodSecurity. We have to get away from industrial agriculture.

"Black peas are more ecologically resilient and have higher protein levels, as compared to the introduced cash crop green peas."

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‘Climateflation’ could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says Exclusive: Increasingly extreme weather a threat to production and supply chains in Britain and elsewhere

#FoodSecurity a grave issue in #ClimateEmergency.

Which means we have to stop wasting huge quantities with #FactoryFarming & grow far protein in the fields, also be a boost to #SoilQuality. And increase #CropDiversity

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault: How an Arctic Mountain Protects Humanity’s Food Supply "Explore the Svalbard Global Seed Vault's evolving mission, from a 'doomsday' backup to an active lifeline amidst climate change and global conflict."

The Arctic's Lifeline: Inside the Seed Vault's Evolving Role in a Climate-Stressed World

#SvalbardSeedVault #FoodSecurity #CropDiversity #ClimateAction #GlobalGood #FactRage #FactRageNews

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Lentils - The Nutrition Source Lentils receive their scientific name, Lens culinaris, from their curved lens-shaped seed. They are a type of legume that is native to Western Asia and North

For anyone interested – Here is more about #lentils – now also other countries recognize the HUGE chances to SOLVE the #food dilemma with win win win

Here is an excellent article by @harvard.edu

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#worldhungerday #cropdiversity #droughtresistant #rt