Safeguarding crop diversity: a conversation with Stefan Schmitz

Development Policy Centre Podcast by Development Policy Centre

Apr 8, 202500:46:56News & Politics

In this episode of Devpolicy Talks, Robin Davies interviews Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. The conversation begins with a discussion of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. Of...

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