Science and innovation forenhanced vegetable production and consumption in a repidly changing world
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.
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.
New report highlights the impact of 50 years of WorldVeg research
New report highlights the impact of 50 years of WorldVeg research Download the full report Analysis of five decades of WorldVeg publications in scientific journals and books indexed in Scopus and Web of Science [...]
Launching the African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan
Launching the African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan The African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan was launched on 2 September 2024 during a side event at the start of this year’s African Food Systems Forum in Kigali, [...]
A Global Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan, to secure a nutritious and resilient future
A Global Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan, to secure a nutritious and resilient future A groundbreaking study led by the World Vegetable Center, and which received the 2023 Cozzarelli Prize earlier this year, highlighted the [...]
Africa
Greener Greens Phase Two: Agroecological approaches take African leafy vegetables to the next level
Greener Greens Phase Two: Agroecological approaches take African leafy vegetables to the next level Farmers in Murang’a County trialed agroecological practices to grow amaranth, African nightshade, kale, and pumpkin, promoting sustainable and [...]
Dutch Deputy Minister Meets Beneficiaries of SafeVeg Project in Benin
Dutch Deputy Minister Meets Beneficiaries of SafeVeg Project in Benin On Thursday, May 26, 2025—coinciding with the Feast of the Ascension—Mr. Steven Collet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, met with [...]
Vegetable business networks – some lessons from implementing the approach in West Africa
Vegetable business networks – some lessons from implementing the approach in West Africa The World Vegetable Center has been implementing a business model to enhance employment and income opportunities for women and youth [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Africa: 📍 Eastern & Southern Africa Office – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Dry Regions) – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Humid Regions)
Asia
Accelerating the development of climate-resilient vegetable varieties with a new ‘speed breeding’ facility
Accelerating the development of climate-resilient vegetable varieties with a new ‘speed breeding’ facility The World Vegetable Center has established a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art ‘speed breeding’ facility for pepper and tomato breeding at its headquarters [...]
Guaranteeing good food on our plates, tomorrow and forever—Inaugurating the newly modernized International Vegetable Genebank
Guaranteeing good food on our plates, tomorrow and forever—Inaugurating the newly modernized International Vegetable Genebank Genetic diversity is essential to achieving global food and nutrition security. On 31 March 31 2025, WorldVeg celebrated [...]
A study in Fiji shows that a quarter of households can’t afford healthy vegetables
A study in Fiji shows that a quarter of households can’t afford healthy vegetables At the end of March 2025, the World Vegetable Center, in collaboration with the Consumer Council of Fiji and [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Asia: 📍 Headquarters in Taiwan – 📍 South & Central Asia Office – 📍 East & Southeast Asia Office
Latin America / Caribbean
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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.