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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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Crop Diversity Drives Global Security
Conservation of agrobiodiversity bolsters nations’ well-being and resilience to crises.
Our view of national and global security should expand. Certainly, it means protecting against the threat of war, terrorism and espionage...
8 Jul 2025
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Key Messages from Crop Diversity Day 2022
1. Global crop diversity is a prerequisite for future food and nutrition security, enabling us to adapt agriculture to the climate crisis, improve livelihoods and feed everyone adequately
“Diversity in the gene pools of crops,...
7 Oct 2022
Seeds: ‘Low-hanging Fruit’ for Food Security
The Crop Trust highlighted the role of seeds in providing actionable solutions to the challenges facing the world’s food systems at a curtain-raising event held in Bonn, Germany, on 27 September.
Crop Diversity Day kicked off...
7 Oct 2022
Climate Proofing the Carrot: Where Flavor Meets Stress Tolerance
Carrots are tasty, versatile, and – while your tomatoes and cauliflowers go all squishy – easy to store for a long time. Most importantly, carrots are packed with micronutrients, especially the precursor of vitamin A.
But carrots...
30 Aug 2022
4 Apr 2020
In Photos: What It Takes to Operate a National Genebank
The National Plant Genetic Resources Centre (NPGRC) in Zambia is one of five national genebanks in Africa the Crop Trust is working with through its Seeds for Resilience (SFR) Project. This five-year project supports national...
19 Aug 2022
The Bean That Could Withstand Hurricanes
Daniel Debouck doesn’t believe in ghosts, but he says he saw one once... or rather a ghost species.
Debouck, the former head of the genebank at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical...
13 Jul 2022
Crop Trust Annual Report Released: A Look Back at a Year of Change
The Crop Trust's 2021 annual report is now available. In his letter, Executive Director Stefan Schmitz reflects on a year of change and some of the key achievements and milestones the organization reached.
Read the full annual...
6 Jun 2022
"Our Seeds Could Start the Next Green Revolution"
Q&A with Athanasios Tsivelikas, manager of the ICARDA Morocco genebank.
23 May 2022
Adaptation Is Key to Survival: The 2022 IPCC Report
By Stefan Schmitz – Executive Director
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is a sobering reminder that the window to securing a livable future is closing rapidly.
As many as 3.6 billion people –...
10 Mar 2022
Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board
BONN, Germany (30 Dec 2021) – At the beginning of 2022, World Food Prize Laureate Catherine Bertini will assume leadership of the executive board of the Crop Trust from Sir Peter Crane, FRS, who is now retiring.
“I am delighted...
30 Dec 2021
30 Dec 2021
ICRISAT in India Ready for First Shipments to Safety Duplicate Genebank Collections
Genebanks are sometimes caught up in unexpected events. Natural catastrophes, pandemics, wars and other crises can jeopardize their unique genetic holdings at any time.
That’s why it pays to have a backup plan in place.
Safety...
16 Dec 2021
16 Dec 2021
Biodiversity for Food Security: A BOLD Approach
A groundbreaking 10-year project is launching to improve food security and climate resilience globally and support livelihoods, health and wellbeing.
“Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development,” or BOLD, a...
1 Oct 2021
1 Oct 2021
Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
Groundbreaking 10-year, USD 58 million project launches to secure future food security and climate resilience globally
BONN, GERMANY, September 27, 2021— The Crop Trust and the Government of Norway are launching a...
27 Sep 2021
27 Sep 2021