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The state of the global coffee industry was thrown into the public eye this summer as two of the world’s largest coffee exporters faced dire situations: drought and frost threatened crops in Brazil and surging COVID-19 cases in...

Harnessing useful traits found in the weedy distant cousins (“wild relatives”) of domesticated crops to develop more climate-resilient varieties is a lengthy and complex process.

Wild relatives of the arid-zone grain sorghum have...

The Crop Trust has signed an agreement with Zambia’s national genebank under the Seeds for Resilience Project to help safeguard the country’s crop diversity and make it more accessible to farmers, breeders and researchers.

The...

Since 2021, the CGIAR Genebank Platform Policy Module has developed and promoted an online course for CGIAR researchers and other CGIAR staff to dive deeply into the evolving international laws and policies that govern the sharing...

By Éliane Ubalijoro, Crop Trust Executive Board Member

The Crop Trust and International Plant Treaty

Cryopreservation is the key to conserving many crops we rely on for our food and agriculture.

While most of the world’s food plants, such as rice, maize and wheat, can be conserved...

Crop diversity is humanity’s lifeline. If we want to ensure our future food security, it must be protected. Genebanks contribute to this vital task by storing seeds under special conditions to ensure that they are available when...

Just like everybody needs somebody to love, every new crop variety needs a farmer.

Developing better seeds that can withstand the effects of climate change is only valuable if farmers show them a little love, and actually want to...