Great visit to the commonwealth potato collection today. Love a lab coat visit.

🌱Seeds are tiny. 🌱Seeds are mighty. 🌱Seeds feed the world. 🌱No seeds, no food. 🌱No seeds, no future. #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity @fao.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @croptrust.bsky.social @cgiar.org @bioversityciat.bsky.social @ifpri.org @irriofficial.bsky.social @seedfed.bsky.social

Congratulations and a big thanks to Paul and Lucy from APHA for allowing me to showcase the CPC on their gold winning display at RHS Chelsea! #potato #biodiversity #seeds #genebank

Join me today in the Pavilion along with APHA to learn more about our collection. #potato #biodiversity #genebank

Plant Genetic Resources (PGRFA) are vital for food security! They help us adapt to climate change, resist pests, conserve #biodiversity, & improve livelihoods. 🌍 Join our mission👉🏼 bit.ly/4dkk2PO @fao.org @seedfed.bsky.social @croptrust.bsky.social @ipbes.net @cgiar.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

🥔 Potato: The path to a brighter future 🌍 Join the National Potato Innovation Centre (#NPIC) for a special #InternationalDayOfPotato webinar. Discover the key opportunities and challenges in UK #potato production. 📅 30 May | 🕘 9.00am 🎟️ Register: ow.ly/9HZv50VQYke

🌄 Ten years. 749 species. One extraordinary mountain range. Our new checklist for Madagascar’s Itremo Massif reveals over 500 endemic plants - including 70 found nowhere else on Earth 🌍 #Conservation #Madagascar

We have 2 PhD oppertunities coming up working with @intbarleyhub.bsky.social and the University of Dundee. The first one is looking at plant pedigrees and is supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust under the BOLD project bold.croptrust.org www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A busy week for us! From the planting of our pollination parents to the testing of our CPC seedlings. Thanks to Alison and her team for preparing the beds for planting 😀 #potato #biodiversity #seeds #horticulture #genebank

The season has kicked off with great momentum! Keep up to date with our progress through the growing season. #CPC #Potato #Seed #Biodiversity #Horticulture

First signs of germination! #seeds #potato #biodiversity

@pauldshaw.bsky.social speaks at the #BreedingValue workshop on advanced #berry breeding and the important part #Germinate plays in the data aggregation and distribution.

#potato #biodiversity #horticulture

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Biodiversity Media Grants 2025 – approaching deadline! 🌍🧪 @earthjournalism.bsky.social is offering grants (up to €12k) to media organizations from low- or middle-income countries to boost #biodiversity reporting. Deadline: 📅 March 30, 2025 🔗Apply 👉 loom.ly/oll1WRE

It's been busy in Madagascar on our 2025 Herbarium Techniques course! Participants from the University of Antananarivo, Tsimbazaza Zoo & Botanical Gardens, and Kew Madagascar have gotten hands on with best practices for creating high-quality collections and effectively managing herbarium specimens!

#potato #biodiversity

Follow along this season for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Commonwealth Potato Collection.