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By Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust Executive Director, and Luigi Guarino, Crop Trust Director of Science 

We at the Global Crop Diversity Trust work to make sure that food has a future. So, imagine our excitement when we found that a...

As announced recently, the Crop Trust, in coordination with its partners at NordGen, the Norwegian Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Plant Treaty, are launching a competitive grant scheme to support the backing up of crop...

Charting a path forward to conserve precious genetic resources for future food options.

Food plants contribute an astonishing array of colors, textures, flavors and, most importantly, vital nutrients to our diets. Yet many fruit...

This World Food Day, the International Potato Center (CIP) announced a new disease-resistant potato developed with the Crop Trust’s support. Called CIP-Matilde, this special spud was developed in collaboration with farmers and...

Climate change is making it harder for farmers to grow enough food to feed their families. A new potato variety called CIP-Matilde, developed by the International Potato Center (CIP) with support from the Crop Trust is the latest...

A new potato named CIP-Matilde was developed by breeders in collaboration with farmers in Peru. It is both tasty and disease-resistant, helping to ensure potatoes remain a staple food that can withstand climate change. The new...

Climate change is making it harder for farmers to grow enough food to feed their families. A new potato variety called CIP-Matilde, developed by the International Potato Center (CIP) with support from the Crop Trust, is the latest...