Science and innovation for enhanced vegetable production and consumption in a rapidly changing world
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.
Stacked for Success: Multi-trait chilies spice up breeding
Stacked for Success: Multi-trait chilies spice up breeding Derek Barchenger, senior scientist in the organization’s pepper breeding program, checks chili demonstration plots at WorldVeg in Tainan, Taiwan. Pic by Neil Palmer/WorldVeg [...]
Growth, innovation and impact: The WorldVeg Annual Report 2024 is out now
Growth, innovation and impact: The WorldVeg Annual Report 2024 is out now Download here We’re proud to launch the World Vegetable Center Annual Report 2024, capturing a year of growth, innovation, [...]
SAVE, SHARE AND SOW VEGETABLE SEEDS: CORE ACTIVITIES AT WORLDVEG’S INTERNATIONAL VEGETABLE GENEBANK
Save, Share and Sow Vegetable Seeds: Core activities at Worldveg’s International Vegetable Genebank Diversify diets and farmer fields with wide range of options Current food systems require transformation to support both human and planetary [...]
Africa
Africa Food Systems Forum 2025: Africa’s youth take the lead in regenerating food systems – with vegetables at the heart of the action
Africa Food Systems Forum 2025: Africa’s youth take the lead in regenerating food systems - with vegetables at the heart of the action Africa’s young agricultural entrepreneurs are not waiting for change - they [...]
Duplicated and delivered: Eswatini’s seeds reach their second home in Africa’s Vegetable Genebank
Duplicated and delivered: Eswatini's seeds reach their second home in Africa’s Vegetable Genebank Seeds from the national genebank in Eswatini arrive in Africa's Vegetable Genebank at WorldVeg in Tanzaina. Pictured is Abdul [...]
West and Central Africa
West and Central Africa in the trial field - From Annual Report 2024 - Selected highlights 2,050 farmers reached in Benin on diversifying maize-based production systems and benefits of good agronomic [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Africa: 📍 Eastern & Southern Africa Office – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Dry Regions) – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Humid Regions)
Asia
Taiwan’s newest chilies turn down the burn – without dialing back the flavor
Taiwan’s newest chilies turn down the burn - without dialing back the flavor Two new, milder chili pepper types are spicing up culinary possibilities in eastern Taiwan - without overpowering the palate. Known [...]
Accelerating Success: New tomato project puts seed companies in pole position
Accelerating Success: New tomato project puts seed companies in pole position Vibrant tomatoes ripening in the field A new tomato project launched by the Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) and the [...]
Ready, set, grow! NASA-pioneered research accelerates chili breeding
Ready, set, grow! NASA-pioneered research accelerates chili breeding Andrew Zhang joined the WorldVeg pepper breeding team as an intern through the World Food Prize Foundation’s Borlaug-Ruan International Internship Program. A modified [...]
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 [...]
Promoting proficiency for breeding new vegetable varieties in the Americas
Promoting proficiency for breeding new vegetable varieties in the Americas With the support of the Government of Taiwan, WorldVeg began a project in 2021 with a major focus on developing a vegetable network [...]
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.
Growth Habit
Perspectives to expand your view of vegetables
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RECENT RESEARCH
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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.