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In the face of climate change, improving wheat varieties is essential to maintain yields—and genebanks are at the center of the process, a new study shows.

Published in a special issue of the journal Food Security, the study used...

Chickpea is an excellent source of dietary fiber, with calcium and magnesium to boot, but new research shows we can do even more with the popular legume to combat malnutrition.

A study published in a special issue of Crop Science...

New varieties of pearl millet that are more resilient to the effects of climate change are off to a promising start, a new study shows.

Pearl millet is an important cereal crop of the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa and...

Luigi Guarino | Director of Science

A healthy diet includes five servings of fruits & vegetables daily. Yet the cost of such a diet exceeds what the typical family spends on food in most countries in the Global South. Three...

Luigi Guarino | Director of Science

Eyerusalem Arusi Morka shows what can be achieved when women have the opportunity to develop their talents.

In honor of International Women’s Day, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of...

From the dry, freezing winters of Kazakhstan and Inner Mongolia (China), to the parched summers of central Chile, to the blistering heat of Australia, alfalfa—also known as lucerne—is the go-to crop to provide livestock with...

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

A collaborative global system for ex situ conservation of crop genetic resources is the vision that guides the Crop Trust’s work. As we decide where to direct our efforts in the coming years,...