Read all about it.
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.
Latest Article
Colombia Chooses Its Opportunity Crops
In the final hours of the two-day workshop, the discussion really heated up. More than 40 stakeholders from all over Colombia had gathered at the event to select the best opportunity crops to promote out of a long list of 48....
23 Jul 2025
Filter by
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
The Crop Trust and IRRI renew their commitment to safeguarding rice diversity in perpetuity
Berlin, Germany, 15 November 2023 - The Crop Trust and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) renewed their shared commitment to the conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources through the International Rice...
4 Dec 2023
Crop Trust and Plant Treaty pledging more than $100,000 to safeguard crucial genebanks in Laos and Sudan
Rome, Italy, 20 November, 2023: In the face of conflict and extreme weather, the Crop Trust and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty) have pledged more than $100,000 (USD) to...
20 Nov 2023
Scientists issue rallying cry for greater global cooperation to safeguard seeds for future food and nutrition security
Berlin, Germany, 15 November 2023: Leading experts have issued a rallying cry that greater international cooperation is urgently required to safeguard food security in the wake of global crises.
This call to action from...
15 Nov 2023
Empowering Seed Banks to Combat the Climate, Biodiversity and Food Crises
We must urgently transform our agrifood systems if we are to resolve the linked, overlapping crises that humanity faces. This transformation depends on many of us doing many things differently, but one thing is clear: it cannot...
12 Nov 2023
The Crop Trust Aims High With 2030 Strategy Plan for Genebanks
“You’ve got to think about doing big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”
The words of U.S. futurist writer Alvin Toffler in the 1970s are sometimes cited in business...
9 Nov 2023
The Wonderful World of Sunflowers
Think about sunflowers, and there is a good chance that Vincent van Gogh's masterful artworks will leap to mind. His series of sunflower paintings, created in the late 19th century, are timeless representations of the flower's...
6 Nov 2023
New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change
Can Tho, Vietnam, 26 October, 2023: A new project is supporting rice farmers in Vietnam to unlock the genetic potential of the crop, by developing new resilient varieties, in a bid to safeguard rice harvests from the impacts of...
26 Oct 2023
Ghana Genebank Becomes 100th Depositor to Safeguard Food Crops in the Seed Vault
Today, Ghana becomes the 100th depositor to deposit seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, an important step towards ensuring the long-term protection of the country’s major food crops. Ghana joins 15 other institutions,...
24 Oct 2023