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The Crop Trust Starts 2026 with New Leadership Perspectives
BONN, GERMANY, 2 March 2026 – The Crop Trust kicks off 2026 with new leadership that brings new vision to the effort to secure the future of food. Three new members were appointed to the Executive Board, each with decades of...
2 Mar 2026
New Countries and a New Crop Mark First Seed Vault Deposit of 2026
LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY, 25 February 2026 – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened for its first deposit event of 2026 today. Seeds from two new countries, Guatemala and Niger, were deposited for the first time, and the Seed Vault...
25 Feb 2026
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - February 2026
The largest backup repository of crop diversity will open its doors again in February to welcome seeds from around the world.
25 Feb 2026
25 Feb 2026
GROW Webinar: Development of new concise, data-driven crop reports: methodology, results, successes and limitations
19 February 2026 - 15.00 - 16.00 CET
19 Feb 2026
19 Feb 2026
IOFS and Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Food Security Cooperation
The Islamic Organisation for Food Security (IOFS) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on food security, agricultural sustainability, and the...
17 Feb 2026
Logotonu Meleisea Waqainabete: Guardian of Crop Diversity in the Pacific Islands
The latest in our Seed Heroes series celebrates genebank manager Logotonu Meleisea Waqainabete for her work protecting crop diversity and supporting food security at the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) in Fiji.
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11 Feb 2026
How Genebanks Helped Ahmed Bring Back Cowpea to Somalia
There is no security without food security. In Somalia, a country plagued by decades of civil war, prolonged drought and repeated famine, that link is stark. Nearly a quarter of the population is still underfed and malnourished....
10 Feb 2026
Crop Trust Leverages Google.org Support for Digital Innovation in Food Security
Bonn, Germany – 5 February 2026 – The Crop Trust has announced the launch of Securing Our Seeds (SOS): Digital Innovation for Global Crop Diversity Conservation, a transformative project that will define how the world monitors,...
5 Feb 2026
