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United States Contributes to Fund To Protect Collections of Crop Diversity Under Imminent Threat

NEW DELHI, India (28 September 2022) – The Government of the United States of America has announced it is making a contribution to the Emergency Reserve, a funding mechanism established jointly by the Crop Trust and the Internatio...

28 Sep 2022

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Midnight Sun Shines on Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit

19,391 seed samples from 11 genebanks will be added Largest deposit will be made by the World Vegetable Center, including seeds from Indigenous communities Spain and Lithuania depositing seeds for first time More than 1.1...

9 Jun 2022

Crop Wild Relatives Photos
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Crop Wild Relatives Photos

From 2011 to 2021, the Crop Wild Relatives Project brought together institutions, researchers, plant breeders, farmers and industry to collect, conserve and use the wild relatives of priority crops to help future-proof the world’s...

6 May 2022

Crop Trust Data Protection Policy
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Crop Trust Data Protection Policy

11 Apr 2022

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2021 Annual Report & Financial Statement

Visit the 2021 Annual Report website

Download 2021 Annual Report Summary (PDF)

Download 2021 Financial Statement (PDF)

6 Apr 2022

illustration of vegetables
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2020 Annual Report & Financial Statement

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6 Apr 2022

Logo & Branding
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Logo & Branding

In 2022, the Crop Trust refreshed its brand with an updated color palette and a new logo.

The Crop Trust logo continues to symbolize a “bank” for protecting crop diversity and the long-term funding of the global system of ex situ...

5 Apr 2022

Crop Trust 15 Year Report
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Crop Trust 15 Year Report

5 Apr 2022

Saving Cucurbits Infographic
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Saving Cucurbits Infographic

5 Apr 2022

Exterior view of Svalbard Global Seed Vault from behind
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Photos

4 Apr 2022

Svalbard global seed vault
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Opens for First Deposit of 2022

20,443 seed samples from 10 genebanks to be deposited Largest deposit being made by ICARDA genebank, which withdrew seeds in 2015 during the Syrian civil war More than 1.1 million seed samples of nearly 6,000 plant species...

13 Feb 2022

Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board
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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

Crop Trust and the Plant Treaty Launch Lifeline for Genebanks to Secure the Future of Crop Diversity
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Crop Trust and the Plant Treaty Launch Lifeline for Genebanks to Secure the Future of Crop Diversity

Climate change, the global pandemic, pest and pathogen outbreaks, and political instability are posing ever-increasing threats to genebanks around the world In response, the Crop Trust and the Secretariat of the International...

6 Nov 2021

6 Nov 2021

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021

In this deposit, 14,011 seed samples are being added from 12 genebanks from around the world. Latvia and Serbia are depositing seeds for the first time. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) remains the...

28 Oct 2021

28 Oct 2021

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Crop Trust and CIP Announce New Disease-Proof Potato

A new potato named CIP-Matilde was developed by breeders in collaboration with farmers in Peru. It is both tasty and disease-resistant, helping to ensure potatoes remain a staple food that can withstand climate change. The new...

14 Oct 2021

14 Oct 2021

Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
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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

Crop Trust and WorldVeg Join Efforts to Bring More Vegetables to the Table
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Crop Trust and WorldVeg Join Efforts to Bring More Vegetables to the Table

BONN, Germany (2 September, 2021) -- The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) strengthened their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve and make...

3 Sep 2021

3 Sep 2021

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