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Veggies 4 Planet & People (V4P&P)

Engaging women and youth in vegetable production and distribution networks to close the ‘vegetable gap’ and improve livelihoods and nutrition in Ethiopia and Kenya.

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SAFEVEG

Sustainable and climate-smart agricultural and post-harvest practices to increase vegetable consumption in urban and peri-urban areas of West Africa.

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Taiwan- Africa Vegetable Initiative (TAVI)

Conserve and use African vegetable biodiversity to address malnutrition by increasing the production and consumption of nutritious vegetables.

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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.

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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

World Vegetable Center and the World Food Program empower several populations in southwestern Mali

World Vegetable Center and the World Food Program empower several populations in southwestern Mali Equip vulnerable populations in southwestern Mali with knowledge and know-how to effectively fight malnutrition and undernourishment. This is the [...]

Significant steps towards the professionalization of the seed sector in Benin

Significant steps towards the professionalization of the seed sector in Benin Opening in Bohicon, a town located about a hundred kilometers from Cotonou, of the second capacity building session for the staff of [...]

Please make room for vegetable seeds on your shelves

Please make room for vegetable seeds on your shelves A team from the SafeVeg project in Burkina Faso made a plea to the general management of the seed company NAFASO. The aim was [...]

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WorldVeg’s Offices in Africa: 📍 Eastern & Southern Africa Office – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Dry Regions) – 📍 West & Central Africa Office (Humid Regions)

Asia

Imperatives for improvement of food safety in fruit and vegetable value chains in Viet Nam

Imperatives for improvement of food safety in fruit and vegetable value chains in Viet Nam Fruit and vegetables are essential for good health and generate income for millions of smallholder farmers and other [...]

The status of seed and seedling systems in Dhaka and Metro Manila

The status of seed and seedling systems in Dhaka and Metro Manila This work was conducted as part of the CGIAR Research Initiative, ‘Resilient cities through sustainable urban and peri-urban agrifood systems’ supported [...]

Farmer field days on integrated pest management of tomato in the Philippines

Farmer field days on integrated pest management of tomato in the Philippines The WorldVeg IPM package for tomato production was piloted in farmers’ fields in Talavera and San Jose municipalities of Nueva Ecija [...]

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WorldVeg’s Offices in Asia: 📍 Headquarters in Taiwan – 📍 South & Central Asia Office – 📍 East & Southeast Asia Office

Latin America / Caribbean

WorldVeg Nutrition

All About the Good Stuff in Vegetables

Find nutrition information and learn and educate about vegetables with our extensive nutrition tools.

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Perspectives to expand your view of vegetables

Global rescue plan needed for fruit and vegetable diversity: UN Food Systems Summit Brief sets out a 10-year plan to conserve precious genetic resources for future food crop options.
Fruits and vegetables for healthy diets: Priorities for food system research and action: UN Food Systems Summit Brief reviews the academic literature on food systems issues.
Leveraging data, models and farming innovation to prevent, prepare for and manage pest incursions: A UN Food Systems Summit / AIRCA paper shows how alert systems can empower farmers and other plant health system stakeholders with low-cost solutions to mitigate risk.
2020 Annual Report: Take a look at our R&D activities in the 2020 Annual Report and you’ll discover that WorldVeg’s commitment to healthier lives and more resilient livelihoods has never been stronger!
Vegetables and Climate Change: Pathways to Resilience. With 50 years of experience in adapting vegetable varieties and production systems to the high temperatures and weather extremes in tropical and sub-tropical regions, WorldVeg is well-positioned to develop climate change adaptation and mitigation options along the vegetable value chain.
International vegetable breeding: A strategy to create development impact at scale. How the World Vegetable Center’s breeding research can contribute to realizing the potential of vegetables for healthier lives and more resilient livelihoods.
Tapping the economic and nutritional power of vegetables: Vegetables are essential for food and nutrition security. Vegetable consumption must be nurtured through a combination of supply-side interventions and behavioral change communication.

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RECENT RESEARCH

Use of World Vegetable Center breeding lines among seed companies in Asia in 2021.

Schreinemachers, P.; Lin, M. 2022. Use of World Vegetable Center breeding lines among seed companies in Asia in 2021. World Vegetable Center, online.

Improved household nutrition through home-grown produce and consumption of nutritious and healthy products.

Anitha, S.; Afari-Sefa, V.; Kalumikiza, Z.; Mhango, K.; Mosha, I.; Muzanila, Y.; Mwangwela, A.; Ochieng, J.; Okori, P.; Tsusaka, T. 2022. Improved household nutrition through home-grown produce and consumption of nutritious and healthy products. In: Sustainable agricultural intensification: A handbook for practitioners in East and Southern Africa. / ed. by Bekunda, M.; Hoeschle-Zeledon, I.; Odhong, J.; Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 119-133.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) genotypes respond differently to long-term dry and humid heat stress.

Ayenan, M.A.T.; Danquah, A.; Hanson, P.; Asante, I.K.; Danquah, E.Y. 2022. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) genotypes respond differently to long-term dry and humid heat stress. HORTICULTURAE. 8(2):118.

Impact and distributional effects of a home garden and nutrition intervention in Cambodia.

Depenbusch, L.; Schreinemachers, P.; Brown, S.; Roothaert, R. 2022. Impact and distributional effects of a home garden and nutrition intervention in Cambodia. FOOD SECURITY. online.

Weaving gender into sustainable intensification interventions.

Fischer, G. 2022. Weaving gender into sustainable intensification interventions. In: Sustainable agricultural intensification: A handbook for practitioners in East and Southern Africa. / ed. by Bekunda, M.; Hoeschle-Zeledon, I.; Odhong, J. ; Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 1-12.

Performance of introduced lines based on morphological markers for diversity enrichment of Indonesian chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) varieties.

Kirana, R.; Hermanto, C.; Reflinur; Barchenger, D.W. 2022. Performance of introduced lines based on morphological markers for diversity enrichment of Indonesian chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) varieties. AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. 2462(1): 020036.

Pre-and post-harvest practices and varietal preferences of tomato in Ghana.

Melomey, L.D.; Ayenan, M.A.T.; Marechera, G.; Abu, P.; Danquah, A.; Tarus, D.; Danquah, E.Y. 2022. Pre-and post-harvest practices and varietal preferences of tomato in Ghana. SUSTAINABILITY. 14(3):1436.

Advances in disease and pest resistance in faba bean.

Rubiales, D.; Khazaei, H. 2022. Advances in disease and pest resistance in faba bean. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. online.

RNA-Seq transcriptome analysis provides candidate genes for resistance to tomato leaf curl New Delhi Virus in melon.

Sáez, C.; Flores-León, A.; Montero-Pau, J.; Sifres, A.; Dhillon, N.P.S.; López, C.; Picó, B. 2022. RNA-Seq transcriptome analysis provides candidate genes for resistance to tomato leaf curl New Delhi Virus in melon. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE. 12:798858.

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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.