— 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.
Africa
Empowering women and beating hunger through market gardening in Mali
Empowering women and beating hunger through market gardening in Mali “Before, I had nothing. I was nothing” explains Awa Keïta. “We survived on next to nothing. When there was food, we ate. When [...]
Meeting the need for food security with more vegetables in Sudan
Meeting the need for food security with more vegetables in Sudan Most of Sudan’s 45 million people rely on farming for their livelihoods. More frequent and severe droughts and floods over past decades [...]
Validation of the African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan by the African Union Commission
Validation of the African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan by the African Union Commission The African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan, developed by WorldVeg, the African Union Commission and many partners across the continent and [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Africa: 📍 Eastern & Southern Africa Office – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Dry Regions) – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Humid Regions)
Asia
New research report – WorldVeg breeding lines more widely used by seed companies in Asia in 2023
New research report - WorldVeg breeding lines more widely used by seed companies in Asia in 2023 This report documents the progress of the Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) – World Vegetable Center Vegetable [...]
More vegetable seed accessions sent for safety duplication
More vegetable seed accessions sent for safety duplication On 8 May, another batch of seeds was collected from the International Vegetable genebank at WorldVeg headquarters in Shanhua, Taiwan, for safety back-up [...]
Unveiling new knowledge on plant resistance to insects at a landmark symposium
Unveiling new knowledge on plant resistance to insects at a landmark symposium Drawing an audience of almost 100 experts from 17 countries for four enriching days, the 26th Biannual International Plant Resistance to Insects [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Asia: 📍 Headquarters in Taiwan – 📍 South & Central Asia Office – 📍 East & Southeast Asia Office
Latin America / Caribbean
Growth Habit
Perspectives to expand your view of vegetables
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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.