Europe
World Economic Forum highlights diversity as a key resilience strategy for future shocks
Every year since 2005, the World Economic Forum releases a Global Risks Report, which analyses the evolution and intensity of global risks. Ann...
For the love of chocolate
Last week saw the 2017 Edition of the International Cocoa Awards, celebrated as part of the Salon du Chocolat, Paris. Find out why these awards matter...
How Transformative Agrobiodiversity Innovations help advance the G7’s agenda on agricultural development
As Italy’s G7 Presidential Agenda draws to a close, Bioversity International’s Private Sector Engagement Coordinator, Gianpiero Menza, reports on what...
Community seedbank workshop unites representatives from around the world
Earlier this fall, International Workshop on Community Seedbanks attracted a truly international and diverse crowd: almost 100 farmers, experts,...
Belgium renews strong support to Bioversity International’s banana research
In September, the Belgian Government has strongly committed to support Bioversity International’s banana research activities that contribute to...
Se non la usi la perdi! Ecco perché dobbiamo sostenere la biodiversità agricola
In occasione della Giornata Mondiale per la Diversità Biologica, Ann Tutwiler passa il testimone del suo blog a Pietro Sebastiani, Direttore Generale...
Celebrating banana diversity – A treasure chest hosted in Belgium
Last week, Director General M. Ann Tutwiler celebrated, together with national and international partners, the 30th anniversary of the world’s largest...
30 years of banana diversity hosted in Belgium – A treasure chest to feed the world
KU Leuven, Belgium – The world’s largest banana genebank managed by Bioversity International, celebrated today its 30th anniversary with an event...
Cryopreservation – Safeguarding crops for millennia
Cryopreservation consists of storing plant material in liquid nitrogen at -196 °C. A new video explains how Bioversity International is using...
Belgium signs cooperation agreement with CGIAR
On 7 December 2016, Belgium signed a cooperation agreement with CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future. CGIAR research is...