We are dedicated to conserving and making crop diversity available for use globally, forever and for the benefit of everyone.
The need to conserve crop diversity within a rational, efficient global system has been recognized in various international agreements
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15 Nov 2023
9 Nov 2023
28 Sep 2023
The Unlocking Climate Solutions: Embracing Nature and Agricultural Heritage event was held at Mindspace in Brooklyn, New York City. Photo: Bailey Cate/Crop Trust
22 Sep 2023
IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA
7 Sep 2023
Pearl millet in Hyderabad, India at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). (Photo: Shawn Landersz/Crop Trust)
24 Jul 2023
12 Jun 2023
Celebrating the colors and shapes of chilli diversity. (Photos: Shawn Landersz/Crop Trust and Megha Kokli)
22 May 2023
After a cassava sprout has been stored in a growth chamber with elevated temperatures which help remove viruses technicians excise a clean part of the tissue. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)
12 May 2023
Staff at the National Plant Genetic Resources Centre (NPGRC) of the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI) check sweet potato growing in the NPGRC field genebank at ZARI’s Mt Makulu Central Research Station, Lusaka. (Photo: Neil Palmer/Crop Trust)
31 Mar 2023