— Healthier lives, more resilient livelihoods through greater diversity in what we grow and eat —
Our Featured Projects
Engaging women and youth in vegetable production and distribution networks to close the ‘vegetable gap’ and improve livelihoods and nutrition in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Sustainable and climate-smart agricultural and post-harvest practices to increase vegetable consumption in urban and peri-urban areas of West Africa.
Conserve and use African vegetable biodiversity to address malnutrition by increasing the production and consumption of nutritious vegetables.
The World’s Largest Public Vegetable Genebank
The World Vegetable Center genebank maintains a large collection of public domain germplasm for the current and future use of all humankind. We distribute seed samples of our germplasm accessions and advanced breeding lines worldwide.
With 65,152 accessions encompassing germplasm of 133 genera and 330 species from 155 countries, the World Vegetable Center genebank includes globally important vegetables such as tomato, onion, peppers and cabbage as well as more than 10,000 accessions of traditional vegetables.
Each year the Center distributes about 10,000 seed samples to researchers across the globe. Over the past four decades this has led to the release of hundreds of new vegetable varieties with particular impact in developing countries.
WorldVeg’s Global Presence and Impact
Center researchers lead and participate in projects throughout Asia and Africa. We have about 400 staff engaged in this spread of activities, and seek to partner with governments, nongovernmental organizations, universities, research institutes, and the private sector to promote prosperity for the poor and health for all.
Towards future collaboration – WorldVeg and COLEAD sign new MoU
Towards future collaboration – WorldVeg and COLEAD sign new MoU Marco Wopereis, WorldVeg Director General, and Jeremy Knops, COLEAD General Delegate, sign a new Memorandum of Understanding The mission of both [...]
Transforming urban food systems to support healthy diets and resilient livelihoods – A new WorldVeg infobrief
Transforming urban food systems to support healthy diets and resilient livelihoods - A new WorldVeg infobrief (Download the infobrief here) The world’s population is on track to reach 9.6 billion people [...]
Vegetable interventions as a humanitarian response: Best practice guidelines and assessment tool
Vegetable interventions as a humanitarian response: Best practice guidelines and assessment tool (Download the report here) These guidelines were developed for humanitarian practitioners engaged in emergency and recovery programs with a vegetable production component. [...]
Africa
New manual for agroecological production of vegetables in Kenya
New manual for agroecological production of vegetables in Kenya This training manual is a product that builds on half a century of experience of the World Vegetable Center and partners in promoting safe [...]
Reducing postharvest losses with simple cool boxes in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Reducing postharvest losses with simple cool boxes in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania WorldVeg, in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research, introduced cool boxes to traders in Moshi central market in April 2024 along with complementary [...]
Tanzanian youth increase incomes and interests in farming through training in vegetable production – Shedrick’s story
Tanzanian youth increase incomes and interests in farming through training in vegetable production - Shedrick’s story Farmers have been cultivating crops for years, yet they often lack the necessary techniques to effectively manage [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Africa: 📍 Eastern & Southern Africa Office – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Dry Regions) – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Humid Regions)
Asia
Strengthening partnerships on vegetable research and development in Southeast Asia
Strengthening partnerships on vegetable research and development in SoutheastAsia, at the 18th AARNET Steering Committee, and SEARCA meeting AARNET is a platform for vegetable research and development among ASEAN Member States (the Association of [...]
From harvest to health. Interns in India transforming vegetables into functional foods
From harvest to health. Interns in India transforming vegetables into functional foods At the World Vegetable Center - South and Central Asia, a unique internship opportunity arose in September 2023 through collaboration with the [...]
From fields to markets: Impact of WorldVeg postharvest interventions in Cambodia
From fields to markets: Impact of WorldVeg postharvest interventions in Cambodia The project ‘Strengthening safe and off-season vegetable production in Cambodia - Scaling’ is making vegetables more available, affordable, and accessible. This initiative [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Asia: 📍 Headquarters in Taiwan – 📍 South & Central Asia Office – 📍 East & Southeast Asia Office
Latin America / Caribbean
Promoting vegetable diversity and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean, with more tolerant varieties
Promoting vegetable diversity and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean, with more tolerant varieties Cahabonero chili pepper in Alta Verapaz now being improved for resistance to viruses, phythophtora blight and fusarium [...]
Growth Habit
Perspectives to expand your view of vegetables
Do home gardens increase vegetable consumption in Africa?
Analysis of the impact of home gardens in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya shows the importance of carefully identifying local barriers to growing and eating vegetables at home.
Data and farming innovations aid crop pest risk prediction and management
Alert systems can empower farmers and other plant health system stakeholders with low-cost solutions to mitigate risk.
Adding more greens to Africa’s Green Revolution
The vegetable seed sector in sub-Saharan Africa has received little attention in the development agenda. World Vegetable Center scientists teamed up with experts and managers of leading vegetable seed companies in Asia and Africa to define a way forward.
Lower prices, less nutritious food: How COVID-19 is changing the livelihoods and diets of vegetable producers in India
As part of the Nutrition Connect blog series on opportunities for building back better food systems and nutrition, WorldVeg's Jody Harris and Srinivasan Ramasamy explain how COVID-19 has impacted the livelihoods and nutrition of vegetable farmers in India, and what this means for the affordability, availability and consumption of vegetables.
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MY SUCCESS
Making mungbean more productive and profitable at the 2024 International Mungbean Congress
Making mungbean more productive and profitable at the 2024 International Mungbean Congress More than 100 participants from 25 countries gathered for the 2024 International Mungbean Congress in Bangkok, Thailand from 5-7 March. Major [...]
Revolutionizing food safety in Cambodia with new pesticide residue testing technology
Revolutionizing food safety in Cambodia with new pesticide residue testing technology Pesticide residues are a major concern in imported and locally produced vegetables. With the introduction of this state-of-the-art technology, Cambodia has [...]
New pepper varieties released in Taiwan and Nigeria
New pepper varieties released in Taiwan and Nigeria In Taiwan, bell pepper seeds are mostly imported from abroad, are susceptible to impacts of international trade, and many varieties are not suitable to [...]
New disease resistant and market-preferred tomato varieties are developed in Benin
New disease resistant and market-preferred tomato varieties are developed in Benin Story and photos: Mathieu Ayenan | March 2023 Tomato is the most popular vegetable in West Africa. And more could be [...]
WorldVeg’s Donors
Support for World Vegetable Center activities is provided by project donors and the following long-term strategic donors.
Thanks to UK aid from the UK government, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the governments of Taiwan, Germany, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea and Japan.