The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

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Dr Paul Kirika examines a finger millet head in a field affected by purple witchweed (Striga) in western Kenya. Photo: Kreis Visual Storytelling/Crop Trust

Collecting Kenya’s Opportunity Crops: Searching for Tomorrow’s Solutions

Dr Peterson Wambugu is looking for seeds. He is on a collecting mission for the national genebank of Kenya, a Crop Trust Power of Diversity Funding Facility activity.

More specifically, he’s on a collecting mission to find finger...

10 Aug 2026

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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 ...

7 Feb 2024