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Celebrating 20 years of Crop Trust
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A BOLD Attempt to Adapt Barley to the Most Remote Regions of Tunisia
With temperatures rising and rainfall becoming scarcer in Tunisia, more farmers will turn to drought-tolerant barley to sustain both their households and their herds.
A hailstorm swept across Tunisia’s Kef region and wiped out an...
5 Dec 2025
El País: The secret journey of one of Ukraine’s treasures: Its seed bank
Scientists and technicians complete the objective of protecting seeds threatened by the war in a cold storage facility at an undisclosed location in the west of the country. The material may one day play a fundamental role in food...
3 Dec 2025
International Partners Launch Immersive Exhibition at GB-11 in Peru
The exhibition, “An Immersive Journey of Seeds: The Infinite Loop and Seeds of Peru,” opened alongside the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Plant Treaty (GB-11).
“As climate pressures and biodiversity...
27 Nov 2025
Together for the Future of Food: Crop Diversity Day 2025
On 21 November, experts and leaders from all over the world gathered in Lima, Peru, for Crop Diversity Day 2025. This milestone event, co-hosted by the Crop Trust, the Plant Treaty Secretariat and the International Potato Centre...
24 Nov 2025
For 21 years, the Crop Trust has worked to safeguard the seeds that sustain the world's food supply. This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join us in celebrating this milestone by donating $21 to help protect the crops that connect us to our history, culture and future.
Ensuring Food and Nutrition Security
The Crop Trust is the only organization in the world that focuses solely on building and supporting a global system of genebanks for the conservation of crop diversity.
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