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Fighting Late Blight with Farmer-Approved, Disease-Resistant Spuds

Training Course in Uganda Taps Community Knowledge of Seed Systems

Botanical gardens bring us together. They are peaceful places in busy urban areas where people can meet, relax, connect with nature, and learn something. But they also bring lots of different plants together, and thus play a vital...

In a world in which growing food demand is about the only certainty, digital tools are helping genebanks conserve and share the crop diversity that underpins our global food security.

By streamlining operations and connecting...

Every year, the Philippines braces for an average of 20 typhoons. And every year, the scientists at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (NPGRL) in Los Baños do a lot of worrying. The next storm could erase decades of...

BOLDER Project Stakeholders Meet to Identify 15 Underutilized Species for Conservation and Use

Over 250 farmers, genebank experts, government representatives, and private-sector partners gathered in Benin, Ghana, Tanzania and...

Every year, security experts and thought leaders from around the world gather in Munich to discuss the world's security policy challenges. The Crop Trust was invited to the 2025 Munich Security Conference to highlight how crop...

2 April 2025 - Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

Happy Goober Pea Butter and Jelly Day! Hmmm, doesn’t sound right … Maybe it’s Monkey Nuts and Jelly Day? Oil Nuts and Jelly?

Whatever you call it, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is...

Bonn, Germany, 19 March 2025 – In line with its mission to ensure the long-term conservation and availability of all crop diversity, the Crop Trust has launched the Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF). This transformative...

Staff count the cost of armed conflict and step up efforts to conserve Sudan’s unique collection of sorghum and other crops.

Almost two years after Sudan’s civil war broke out, the northeast African nation is experiencing one of...

Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2025 – The World Economic Forum’s 2025 meeting in Davos was the venue of the first Food Forever Experience of the year, underscoring the importance of the conservation and use of crop diversity for...

Desertification is the process of land degradation in dry areas caused by both human activities and climate change. This includes long periods of drought, rising temperatures and poor land management. Desertification leads to the...