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Until all too recently, sharing information on genetic resources was a hugely inefficient process that made collaboration, at times, impossible.

The solution has been to create online repositories that offer easy-to-share data...

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A Q&A with Crop Trust Executive Director, Stefan Schmitz

A new project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented in partnership with the Deutsche...

Are seeds alive? What are they made of? Here in Vermont it's planting time, and we've been getting a lot of questions about seeds from kids around the world. In this episode we'll explore the importance of preserving seed...

A total of 85 boxes with thousands of seed samples will be deposited this week in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This deposit – the biggest since February 2020 – focused on vegetables, particularly tomatoes.

Despite the ongoing...

We are pleased to share the achievements that we and our partners have achieved during the last year in our 2020 Annual Report.

Read the Annual Report

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

Stefan Schmitz | Executive Director

When the first Model T rolled off his assembly line, Henry Ford revolutionized the economy.

Industrial mass production became an essential feature of the 20th century and laid a foundation for...

Senior English major Shaliz Barzani has been awarded The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler. The fellowship is made possible through the generosity of Steve and Riea Lainoff, parents of Rhodes...