The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

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Wheat field in front of mountain landscape.

Wheat field at Terbol Station, Lebanon. (Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust)

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Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops

Crop wild relatives are the ancient ancestors of our domesticated crops. Because they have been growing in the wild for millions of years, crop wild relatives have naturally developed characteristics that allow them to survive in...

18 Apr 2021

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Using Wild Relatives to Toughen up Staple Crops

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