— 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
Farmers tell of immediate benefits from vegetable business networks in Benin
Farmers tell of immediate benefits from vegetable business networks in Benin “With the support of our business coach, we have managed to get credit without a guaranteed deposit, collateral or proof of ability [...]
Harvesting hope, as regenerative agriculture takes root in Ethiopia
Harvesting hope, as regenerative agriculture takes root in Ethiopia At just 24 years old, Wondesen Alemu is quietly changing the future of vegetable production in his village. Growing up, in Welmera, Oromia, he [...]
Vegetable seed kits to reach more farmers in Mali
Vegetable seed kits to reach more farmers in Mali Within the framework of collaboration between the SafeVeg project and World Food Programme activities implemented in Mali by the World Vegetable Center and national [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Africa: 📍 Eastern & Southern Africa Office – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Dry Regions) – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Humid Regions)
Asia
Reducing risks of an absoluta disaster for tomato producers in Southeast Asia
Reducing risks of an absoluta disaster for tomato producers in Southeast Asia The South American tomato leaf miner, Phthorimaea [Tuta] absoluta, is a very serious insect pest of tomatoes in both open field [...]
Innovations for increasing off-season vegetable production in Cambodia
Innovations for increasing off-season vegetable production in Cambodia Keo Noem tells of how she has seen an almost 50% increase in yields from her family farm in Thlouk Damnakloung village, Takeo province. She [...]
Strengthening capacities for the identification and management of vegetable pests and diseases
Strengthening capacities for the identification and management of vegetable pests and diseases Last week, 6 June 2024, was the end of an intense eight-day advanced technical training at WorldVeg headquarters in Taiwan. It [...]
WorldVeg’s Offices in Asia: 📍 Headquarters in Taiwan – 📍 South & Central Asia Office – 📍 East & Southeast Asia Office
Latin America / Caribbean
Evaluating vegetable varieties in the Caribbean
Evaluating vegetable varieties in the Caribbean The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of food supply chains in Caribbean islands, especially for important commodities such as fresh fruit and vegetables. With the support [...]
Growth Habit
Perspectives to expand your view of vegetables
Wild relatives need a place at the table
Recent research indicates neglecting the "unruly" family members of cultivated vegetable crops imperils future food security and our resilience to climate change.
Taller, heavier, hungrier: Can global agriculture meet our demand for more food?
As Body Mass Index (BMI) rises, expect a marked increase in global calorie requirements.
RECENT RESEARCH
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MY SUCCESS
A young man’s vision
Plants are the inspiration and income the motivation for a young Ghanaian graduate to take up farming as a career.
No water? Grow vegetables!
The Mafichoni Garden Group isn't about to let a scarce water supply get in the way of growing nutritious food for their families and neighbors.
They like it!
Lilian's children wouldn't eat the food she cooked. Now she grows vegetables that aren’t bitter, changed her cooking style, and has the kids eating healthy leafy greens every day.
Home gardens, healthy children, happy parents
School Principal Robina teaches her young students to grow vegetables and cook them for school lunch. The children are noticeably healthier, which has made her school very popular among parents.
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.