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Devex: Why crop diversity is key for the future of food
Amid huge challenges for global food security, one crucial topic will be debated this month in Lima: How do we adapt our crops and seeds for an uncertain future?
The stakes could not be higher for the billions of human beings who...
21 Nov 2025
New Online Experience: Conserving and Using Crop Diversity
The Crop Trust has launched a new online experience – Conserving & Using Crop Diversity.
This interactive website invites you to explore how the crops we eat are conserved, studied and used to build a more secure food future.
It...
10 Nov 2025
New Potato Variety Offers a Lifeline to Farmers Battling Blight
Genebanks and global cooperation deliver versatile, climate-resilient solutions for farmers
Lima, Peru (06 November 2025) – The same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine nearly two centuries ago still devastates potato...
6 Nov 2025
Events
UNFCCC COP 30
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the largest global United Nations event for discussions and negotiations on climate change. The meeting is held annually, with the presidency rotating among the five UN-recognized regions.
In 2025, Brasil will have the honor of hosting the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), which will take place in Belém, Pará. The chosen city will provide the world with a unique platform to discuss climate solutions, firmly rooted in the heart of the Amazon.
As the host country, Brasil is committed to strengthening multilateralism and the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
10 Nov 2025
10 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
Crop Diversity Day Lima 2025
Preserving for Tomorrow: Innovative Solutions to Strengthen the Global Genebank System
21 Nov 2025
21 Nov 2025
11th Session of the Governing Body
Fostering Biodiversity and Food Security: Preserving Heritage, Cultivating a Shared Future.
24 Nov 2025
24 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
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Quality at the Heart of Crop Diversity Conservation
Every seed in a genebank is on a journey.
The journey starts when the seed is collected in the field, continues through various stages of cleaning and drying, takes a bit of a pause in long-term storage, and eventually continues...
21 Nov 2025
New Online Experience: Conserving and Using Crop Diversity
The Crop Trust has launched a new online experience – Conserving & Using Crop Diversity.
This interactive website invites you to explore how the crops we eat are conserved, studied and used to build a more secure food future.
It...
10 Nov 2025
New Potato Variety Offers a Lifeline to Farmers Battling Blight
Genebanks and global cooperation deliver versatile, climate-resilient solutions for farmers
Lima, Peru (06 November 2025) – The same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine nearly two centuries ago still devastates potato...
6 Nov 2025
Crop Trust in the media
Devex: Why crop diversity is key for the future of food
Amid huge challenges for global food security, one crucial topic will be debated this month in Lima: How do we adapt our crops and seeds for an uncertain future?
The stakes could not be higher for the billions of human beings who...
21 Nov 2025
FAO: Ukraine Opens New Duplicate Centre to Safeguard National Plant Genetic Resources
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine, with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and in partnership with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...
11 Nov 2025
Darwin Initiative: Celebrating Sweet(potato) Success
The Crop Trust is proud to see the success of the Sweetpotato Project celebrated by the Darwin Initiative. The story highlights how farmers in Madagascar are now harvesting bigger, healthier sweetpotatoes thanks to clean planting...
7 Nov 2025
Podcasts
Crop Chronicles Podcast: Rice - The Farmer Scientists of Vietnam
In this episode of Crop Chronicles Podcast, we journey to Vietnam's Mekong Delta to uncover how farmers are transforming into seed breeders to battle climate change. Highlighting the extraordinary story of Nong Dan 1—a...
20 Dec 2024
Crop Chronicles Podcast: Finger Millet - The Grandmother's Grain
There is a crop whose grain is gluten free, has more dietary fibre than brown rice and has more than 40% of essential amino acids. It reduces the risk of cancer, obesity and excessive cholesterol. It has more nutritional value...
25 Nov 2024
Crop Chronicles Podcast: Barley - Beyond Bread and Beer
In this episode of Crop Chronicles podcast, we journey to Morocco to explore the fascinating story of barley—a resilient crop that has sustained civilizations for millennia. Host Conrad introduces us to scientists Anna...
11 Oct 2024
Videos
Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development - BOLD Project
Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development, or BOLD for short, is a 10-year project launched in 2021. The project is funded by the government of Norway and led by the Crop Trust in partnership with the Norwegian...
28 Sep 2023
Crop Diversity: Securing Our Food Legacy for Generations to Come
At first glance, seeds may not look like much. But within them lies the architecture of thousands of different plants with thousands of different traits. They hold the secrets to the foundation of our food supply and the...
28 Sep 2023
Securing Our Food, Forever
The Crop Trust is an international organization working to safeguard crop diversity, forever. Our mission is to ensure the conservation and availability of crop diversity worldwide.
9 May 2022
Recipes
Peruvian-Inspired Fried Yams with Huancaína Sauce
Presented at the Food Forever NYC 2024 by Chef Kristen Little Espinal.
11 Aug 2025
Mung Bean and Miatake Mushroom Cake
Looking for a delicious gluten-free recipe that’s rich in protein and flavor? These mung bean flour patties with roasted maitake mushrooms, caramelized onions and warming spices are the perfect savory snack or appetizer. Using org...
13 Apr 2025
Taro Root Tostadas with Guacamole and Black Sesame
Presented at the Food Forever NYC 2024 by Chef Kristen Little Espinal.
6 Feb 2025