Reducing Environmental Degradation

World Environment Day is a powerful reminder that conserving biodiversity is essential not just for the health of our planet, but also for something closer to home – our food. The resilience of our food systems, the nutrition in...

Fighting Late Blight with Farmer-Approved, Disease-Resistant Spuds

Training Course in Uganda Taps Community Knowledge of Seed Systems

Botanical gardens bring us together. They are peaceful places in busy urban areas where people can meet, relax, connect with nature, and learn something. But they also bring lots of different plants together, and thus play a vital...

The world is facing three major food challenges, all at the same time. We need to produce more food, significantly improve its quality, and ensure that everyone has access to it.

Food security for all is the challenge of the 21st...

Sweetpotato plays a crucial role in combating food insecurity and malnutrition in Africa. However, its genetic diversity is under threat from climate change, pests, and diseases, which could have dire consequences for millions of...

“You’ve got to think about doing big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”

The words of U.S. futurist writer Alvin Toffler in the 1970s are sometimes cited in business...

The Crop Trust facilitated the development of a global strategy to conserve the diversity of eggplant and its wild relatives to help ensure food and nutrition security. 

If there was a contest for the most glamorous vegetable,...

The Crop Trust's 2021 annual report is now available. In his letter, Executive Director Stefan Schmitz reflects on a year of change and some of the key achievements and milestones the organization reached.  

Read the full annual...

This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring interviews with inspiring, talented female scientists whose work involves conserving crop diversity.

If you have the...