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CIMMYT Genebank: Safeguarding Global Maize and Wheat Collections

CIMMYT Genebank: Safeguarding Global Maize and Wheat Collections

This week, the Crop Trust is visiting CIMMYT's genebank, which is home to over 28,000 maize and 123,000 wheat seed samples, and serves as a living library of crop diversity collections that support breeding research and resilient agriculture worldwide. In this video, Carolina Sansaloni, Curator of the Wheat Collection, shares how CIMMYT safeguards these vital seeds and why they're key to sustainable food systems. 🎥 Watch now to learn how conserving crop diversity helps protect our future food security! #CIMMYT #Genebanks #CropDiversity #Maize #Wheat #FoodSecurity #Agriculture