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BOLDER’s Citizen Science Approach Unlocks New Opportunities for Underutilized Crops in Benin and Tanzania
During the first few hours of daylight – before the sun gets high and it’s too hot outside – experimental fields at the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) research station in Cotonou, Benin, are buzzing with activity. Solar-powered...
30 Jun 2025
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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
Regaining Momentum for Agrobiodiversity Conservation at the UN Food Systems Summit
Stefan Schmitz | Crop Trust Executive Director
The upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) could mark a turning point for how we solve some of our most pressing global crises—if we can rise to the occasion.
Six years...
17 Sep 2021
17 Sep 2021
Future Banana Health May Depend on Diversity From Farmers’ Fields
As one of the world’s most widely produced and consumed fruits and staple foods, bananas (including plantain) are of vital importance.
But pests and diseases, such as the Tropical Race 4 fungal infection, and climate change, have...
3 Aug 2021
3 Aug 2021