Spotlight on Cuba

Our colleagues in Cuba recently published a climate impact study showing farms involved in USC-funded work in Cuba have significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions and are notably more energy efficient than conventional farms. But organic farming has many other benefits, and this short photo essay highlights the benefits Cuban farmers have reported since the program began. Read More… Read More ...

National Geo Spotlights Seeds of Survival

A new story in National Geographic wonderfully captures the essence of our mission to preserve and rebuild agricultural biodiversity in countries like Ethiopia. The piece chronicles the important work of farming community leaders like Jemal Mohammed, and the co-founder of our Seeds of Survival program, Dr. Melaku Worede. Read More… Read More ...

Farmer Choices: Participatory Varietal Selection

A report from Kate Green, our Nepal Program Manager, based on her last visit to activities there. Kate looks at the work farmers are doing to test out different varieties of rice and potato to find the ones that grow best for them. Read More… Read More ...

Saving a Saver

Scientists and conservationists are waging an international campaign to stop Russia’s Pavlovsk seed bank from being turned over to a housing development. Read more…. Read More ...

Word from the Wise

On a trip to Ethiopia in November 2009, journalist David Kattenburg visited one of the world’s great champions of farmers’ rights – and founder our Seeds of Survival Program – Melaku Worede. You can listen to a 30-minute interview with Melaku at Kattenburg’s website, Green Planet Monitor. Read More ...

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