The Cultivar Series is a continuously growing collection of photographs that reveal the mind-boggling diversity of crops by German photographer
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The Crop Trust
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The Crop Trust
@CropTrust
Our mission is to ensure the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide.
- Legumes are an extraordinary family of plants found on every continent apart from Antarctica. They occur in tropical forests, subtropical savannahs, dry forests and grasslands and (semi-)arid regions. Check out this amazing diversity 👉 buff.ly/3JKnRPB
- Legumes are an extraordinary family of plants found on every continent apart from Antarctica. They occur in tropical forests, subtropical savannahs, dry forests and grasslands and (semi-)arid regions. Check out this amazing diversity 👉 buff.ly/3JKnRPB
- The deposit from the @ICRISAT's genebank to the #Svalbard @GlobalSeedVault contains eight millet and three legume varieties adapted to the dryland growing conditions. Conserving them is important for the whole of humanity, says Kuldeep Singh, head of @GenebankICRISAT.
00:00 - Legumes are an extraordinary family of plants found on every continent apart from Antarctica. They occur in tropical forests, subtropical savannahs, dry forests and grasslands and (semi-)arid regions. Check out this amazing #seed diversity ➡️ buff.ly/3JKnRPB
- On behalf of HRH The Prince of Wales, @KewGardens is depositing seeds of 27 wild plant species from the wildflower meadows at the Royal Gardens at Highgrove at @GlobalSeedVault today. #SeedVault2020 @ClarenceHouse croptrust.org/press-release/…
- Thanks @SophiaBush for sharing the critical importance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault & what it contains - seeds - with the world! Seeds are treasure troves of information & are the foundation of our food. Learn more about how you can safeguard them at bit.ly/1pGQZFk
- Why does #cropdiversity matter? 🌽Ensures food security ☀️Helps agriculture adapt to climate change 🌴Prevents environmental degradation 🍎Protects nutritional security 🌏Reduces poverty Read more 👉 buff.ly/3I65tzO
- To mark its 15th anniversary, the Svalbard @GlobalSeedVault is opening its doors to the world - virtually! Explore the diversity held in its seed chambers, including boxes of seed samples from all over the planet! 🌍 Discover the Virtual Tour ➡️ buff.ly/3YWJpzB
00:00 - Ethiopia is a rare place where farmers still grow maslins - different grain species sown in the same field or intercropped. They were replaced mainly by monocultures globally, but a small group of passionate scientists is hoping to change that. More 👉buff.ly/3MtLQ72
- Why does crop diversity matter? 1. Ensure food security 🌽 2. Adapt to climate change ☀️ 3. Reduce environmental degradation 🌳 4. Protect nutritional security 🥔 5. Reduce poverty 👨🏻🌾 6. Ensure stable agriculture 🌱 Read more 👉 bit.ly/2JWppt0 #BiodiversityDay #IDB2019
- The seed deposit week is starting in the Svalbard @GlobalSeedVault. While 88% of the @CIMMYT #maize collection is already backed up in Svalbard, they are adding new wheat and maize accessions this year. This beautiful #corn diversity truly needs to be saved for the future!
- 🥗 Ensuring #foodsecurity 🌤️ Adapting to #climatechange 🌿 Reducing environmental degradation 🍞 Protecting nutritional security 📉 Reducing #poverty and 🚜 Ensuring sustainable #agriculture = just six reasons why it matters to conserve #cropdiversity. #COP28
- Swiss author and photographer Jonas Frei captures the beauty of #seeds—from maize and bean 🫘 🌽 varieties to walnut cross-sections. 🌱✨ Discover his fascination with #cropdiversity and why he chose seeds as his focus ➡️ buff.ly/4gPHo1o
