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From cutting-edge research to work saving seeds in communities, even our small actions can have a big impact on saving crop diversity and putting it to good use. Read the latest news highlighting these efforts and more.
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From Rome to the World: Working Together to Protect Crop Diversity
On a spring evening in Rome, leaders interested in global food security gathered for the German Embassy’s Climate Talks to discuss the very foundation of food – crop diversity. Ambassador Andreas von Brandt, Permanent...
16 Mar 2026
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Banking on Diversity in Nigeria: A Winning Team
With a pair of tweezers, Mary Aditiku picks up a tiny okra seed, turns it over, and puts it back in place. Her hand is steady; her movements are precise. She repeats this action dozens of times, moving quickly across the plastic...
20 Feb 2024
Jane Toll: Catalyzing and Celebrating Crop Diversity
In this second installment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate Jane Toll, the woman, the collector, and the influencer behind the creation of the Crop Trust, which this year celebrates 20 years since it was founded in 2004.
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9 Feb 2024
Lentils: The Tiny Giants of Nutrition and Food Security
Pulses, the dried edible seeds of plants in the legume family, have been a staple in diets around the world for millennia. As we approach World Pulses Day, our focus turns to one of the most versatile members of the group, the len...
7 Feb 2024
Saving Every Grain of Rice: A Q&A with Jerry Tjoe Awie
Jerry Tjoe Awie is a rice breeder. The only one in Suriname, a small country on the northeastern coast of South America. Jerry is also the Director of the Anne van Dijk Rice Research Centre (ADRON), Suriname’s national rice...
30 Jan 2024
Celebrating Crop Trust's Achievements in 2023
As we say farewell to 2023, it's time to celebrate the remarkable achievements and strides we made this past year in safeguarding our planet's crop diversity. Funded by committed donors and in collaboration with dedicated...
21 Dec 2023
Harvesting Hope: What COP28 Means for Global Agriculture and Food Security
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) witnessed a pivotal moment for global agriculture with the signing of the UAE Declaration on Sustainable...
18 Dec 2023
Crop Trust and UK Foreign Office Confirm Vital New Funding Pledge for Crop Diversity
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 13 December 2023 — The Crop Trust is thrilled to confirm a £5m funding pledge from the Government of the United Kingdom to help support the future of food.
Delivered through the Foreign and...
13 Dec 2023
African Genebanks Show the Way to the Future of Food Security
Success is often said to be a journey, not a destination. If so, it might be useful to remember that travelers need to be aware of opportunities, and take them while they still exist.
At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, world...
12 Dec 2023
Crop Trust dares to be BOLDER with expansive initiative in Africa
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 10 December 2023 — As the world comes together to urgently chart a better course forward for climate action at COP 28 in Dubai, the Crop Trust is proud to announce the launch of the BOLDER (Building...
10 Dec 2023