Baseline Questionnaire for Genebank Reviews
This baseline questionnaire was prepared to help assess a genebank's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
1 Mar 2023
The plants that feed the world
Baseline data and metrics to inform strategies for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
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1 Jan 2023
The Climate Crisis and What Crop Diversity Has to Do With It
The climate crisis is all around us. Unprecedented heatwaves. Rivers that “ought” to flood once a century now burst their banks every couple of years.
14 Oct 2022
Genebanks: An Introduction
Genebanks store genes. Not literally, although there are some specialized genebanks that do manage genes – the actual bits of DNA that give living things their distinct characteristics.
14 Oct 2022
An Endowment for the Ages
Crop diversity is under threat. Changes in land use, extreme weather...
14 Oct 2022
A Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Capsicum Genetic Resources
This document aims to provide a framework for the efficient and effective conservation of genetic resources of Capsicum crops. The Crop Trust supported this initiative and commissioned the World Vegetable Center and the San Diego...
26 Sep 2022
Crop Trust Data Protection Policy
This Policy lays down the rules and processes relating to the processing of personal data of natural persons by Crop Trust.
11 Apr 2022
2021 Annual Report & Financial Statement
Learn about Crop Trust's work, impact and results in our 2021 Annual Report and Financial Statement.
6 Apr 2022
2020 Annual Report & Financial Statement
Learn about Crop Trust's work, impact and results in our 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statement.
6 Apr 2022
Crop Trust Logo & Branding
In 2022, the Crop Trust refreshed its brand with an updated color palette and a new logo.
5 Apr 2022
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
















