#DYK that millets are among the oldest foods we eat — proso millet has been cultivated for over 10,000 years!
Learn more about unlocking the power of Millets & Sorghum for global food security and sustainable agriculture ➡️ buff.ly/3qLWGyF
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Carol C. Baskin, professor of Biology and Plant and Soil Sciences·at the University of Kentucky will explore the topic of seed dormancy.
📅 June 28
⏰ 3 PM CEST
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Under the Seed systems component of the #BOLDcwr project, led by , an interactive session in Bhutan gathered stakeholders involved in activities related to seeds and contributing to seed security in the country.
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#DYK that sorghum is the fifth-most important grain crop internationally?
Learn more about unlocking the power of Millets & Sorghum for global food security and sustainable agriculture ➡️ buff.ly/3qLWGyF
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#DYK: #Sorghum🌾is the fifth-most significant grain crop in the world?
Read the Press Release & learn more on Unlocking the Power of Millets & Sorghum 👉🏻 bit.ly/3qGkh3H
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱
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Last week, deposited 22 boxes of nearly 8,550 samples of vegetable, aromatic and medicinal plants on the chilly shelves of the Svalbard .
Their Genebank Manager explains the importance of this deposit ➡️ buff.ly/43Te1Eb
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🌱 ICARDA deposited traditional crop seeds like durum wheat and wild lentil in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault last week!
Don't miss this insightful Q&A with Thanos Tsivelikas, ICARDA's Genebank Manager in Morocco, on this vital work.
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We're #hiring!
We are looking for a Finance Officer who will assist in managing the financial affairs of the Organization's grants and contract activities.
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Why is recognizing the interdependence among countries and promoting the exchange of #cropdiversity and knowledge essential for ensuring #foodsecurity?
Find out in an opinion piece by our Executive Director for
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Our team at is looking forward to building on this and exploring future collaborations with ! We are grateful for this shout-out by and his support of what we do!
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Bright scope for working on #Information system like @GrinGlobal @GenesysPGR
A Center of excellence at @INbpgr for regional implementation.
The Periodic Table of Food Initiative is another enticing area to work together. twitter.com/inbpgr/status/…
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Great to hear #CEPACT talking with on importance of preserving and improving the genetic base of crops to improve resilience of food systems in the Pacific
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“The genetic resources of the crops we are celebrating today hold the key to confront many of the challenges that countries will confront in the coming decades” - , Secretary of the
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱#CropDiversity #FoodSecurity #IYM2023
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It was a great pleasure to share our work and perspectives on #genomics to unlock the power of diversity of millets for sustainable agriculture in Expert Panel Discussion, organized by . Thanks very much organizers for inviting me.
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We're looking for a Digital Production Specialist who will work to ensure that the Crop Trust’s institutional website and sub-sites feature high-quality on-message content, and increase reach and engage target audiences.
Learn more &apply ➡️ buff.ly/3G3Uh6o
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Last week, 's deposit to the Svalbard included some unique varieties of bread and durum wheat, chickpea, lentil and faba bean.
Athanasios Tsivelikas, ICARDA's genebank manager, talks about the importance of safety duplication ➡️ buff.ly/3Nac53c
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Secretary and Executive Director- Stefan Schmitz highlighted role and importance of millets as well need for investment in R&D of millets. They lauded roles of , and many other organizations for millets
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Attending and enjoying an expert panel discussion on conservation and use of sorghum and millets, organized by @FAO @planttreaty @CropTrust @ICRISAT . Great to hear opening remarks from Tara Satyavathi @icarindia @MilletsNews @hughes_jackie #IYM2023 @MU_CCFI_Biotech @MurdochUni
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Attending and enjoying an expert panel discussion on conservation and use of sorghum and millets, organized by . Great to hear opening remarks from Tara Satyavathi #IYM2023
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What's the role of #sorghum and #millets genetic diversity for sustainable agriculture and #foodsecurity?
Find out from experts from , the Crop Trust, , and other organizations.
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⏰#Tomorrow at 12.00noon CEST: Online International Expert Panel on the role of #sorghum & #millets for food security & nutrition🌾
❗️Be sure to Register👉🏾bit.ly/43cKjKe
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What's the role of #sorghum and #millets genetic diversity for sustainable agriculture and #foodsecurity?
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Why is recognizing the interdependence among countries and promoting the exchange of #cropdiversity and knowledge essential for ensuring #foodsecurity?
Find out in an opinion piece by our Executive Director for
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To encourage farmers to adopt the beautiful diversity of finger #millet from research fields, they were treated to finger millet recipes, including cookies, soups, salads, porridge etc.
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Scientists from and are genotyping the diverse finger millet to establish the genetic basis of observed superior traits that are important to farmers.
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Putting finger millet to good use: the #BOLDcwr finger millet pre-breeding project invited farmers, agro-dealers, processors and other stakeholders to a field day.
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What's the role of #sorghum and #millets genetic diversity for sustainable agriculture and #foodsecurity?
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Did you know the Millennium Seed Bank now holds 2.4 billion seeds of 40,000 different plant species?!
Banking seeds helps our scientists unlock their potential to address global climate change and increase and preserve global biodiversity. 🌱
#GoodNewsDay #GreatBigGreenWeek
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How much are farmers involved in genebank activities?
What can #genebanks do for farmers with less access to resources and ensure they serve marginalized groups like women, youth and Indigenous people?
Find out from our Chief Scientist
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We're #hiring!
We are looking for a Finance Officer who will assist in managing the financial affairs of the Organization's grants and contract activities.
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What's the role of #sorghum and #millets genetic diversity for sustainable agriculture and #foodsecurity?
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Why is recognizing the interdependence among countries and promoting the exchange of #cropdiversity and knowledge essential for ensuring #foodsecurity?
Find out in an opinion piece by our Executive Director for .
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IRRI genebank receives glowing report. IRRI has the LARGEST RICE GENEBANK and was the 1st GENEBANK IN THE WORLD to reach all standards for perpetuity funding. This was 5 yrs ago, and only now 2 other genebanks reached the standards. Thanks for your support!
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There are more than 100 wild species in Vigna, and 10 that are grown for food, including blackgram, adzuki bean, mung bean and cowpea (black-eyed peas).
Our Global Conservation Strategy helps to protect valuable Vigna diversity ➡️ buff.ly/3MNh0am
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For at least 7,000 years, farmers in Mexico and throughout Mesoamerica, have been growing crops using a traditional intercropping farming system called the milpa.
Now the climate crisis threatens this system’s resilience.
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We're #hiring!
We are looking for a Finance Officer who will assist in managing the financial affairs of the Organization's grants and contract activities.
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From strengthening the conservation and safely backing up germplasm through participatory breeding and evaluation to engagement with key audiences - #BOLDcwr project works to improve food and nutrition security worldwide
Visit the new BOLD website 🔗 buff.ly/3or4q8j
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What's the role of #sorghum and #millets genetic diversity for sustainable agriculture and #foodsecurity?
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Congratulations!!! 🏆🏆🏆
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We won the @FoodPlanetPrize! Our #Agrobiodiversity Index has received the 2023 award for spotlighting natural wealth of plants, foods, and the complexity that nourish people and planet. Let's congratulate our scientists!
Read more: bit.ly/41Rnf2i
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With 20,300 more samples from 374 species and subspecies of crops, the largest deposit this June to the Svalbard comes from , who has been shipping safety duplicate seeds to the Vault since its opening.
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