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This brief video highlights the importance of securing seeds and draws a direct connection between the...
Svalbard, Norway, 25 February 2020 – Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu-Addo of Ghana, SDG Advocates, Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Olaug Vervik Bollestad, seedbank curators and international dignitaries witnessed the largest-ever international deposit...
Norway: a “Noah’s Ark" to Save Biodiversity
28 February 2020
28 February 2020
International Treaty Secretary Kent Nnadozie talks on TV5Monde about the importance of the Global Seed Vault located in the Arctic and explains the relationship between the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Svalbard...
UCC Launches New Improved Varieties of Cowpea
21 February 2020
21 February 2020
The University has officially launched seven disease-resistant varieties of cowpea to boost production and also ensure food security. The newly improved varieties are climate-resilient and high yielding cowpea genotypes adaptable to the forest, coastal and...
Delegación italiana visita área de acción de recursos fitogenéticos en los Cuchumatanes
27 November 2019
27 November 2019
Con el propósito de conocer el área de acción y el trabajo con pequeños productores asociados a la Asociación de Organizaciones de los Cuchumatanes -ASOCUCH-, una delegación italiana con el apoyo del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la...