Genebank Impacts - Working Paper No. 4
The demand for Bioversity’s banana germplasm in Africa and Asia.
1 Dec 2019
Genebank Impacts - Working Paper No. 5
Searching for sources of resistance to taro leaf blight in collections from the Pacific.
1 Dec 2019
Genebank Impacts - Working Paper No. 6
Andean Potato Diversity Helps Agricultural Development in Uganda: Victoria and the Contribution of the CIP Genebank.
1 Dec 2019
Genebank Impacts - Working Paper No. 7
Tracing the benefits of tree germplasm distributions by ICRAF: Calliandra calothyrsus and Gliricidia sepium.
1 Dec 2019
Genebank Impacts - Working Paper No. 9
Dynamic conservation of genetic resources: Rematriating the maize landrace Jala.
1 Dec 2019
2019 Annual Report & Financial Statement
Learn about Crop Trust's work, impact and results in our 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statement.
20 Nov 2019
Crop Trust Appoints New Executive Director
Bonn, Germany (12th November 2019) – The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) announced today the appointment of Dr. Stefan Schmitz as its next Executive Director. Dr. Schmitz will take up his position in early 2020,...
12 Nov 2019
12 Nov 2019
Poland, Slovakia Now Among Depositors to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
21 October 2019, SVALBARD, NORWAY – Having made the trek from Europe and Africa to the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, approximately 30,000 seed samples have a new home.
Today, they join nearly one million others in the...
21 Oct 2019
21 Oct 2019
2018 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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8 May 2019
The Crop Trust Expands its #CropsInColor Palette
A Sensory Journey of Our Food Crops
BONN, Germany, September 2018 – Today, the Crop Trust launches the second phase of #CropsInColor, an image-led storytelling campaign that celebrates crop diversity around the world.
Phase II,...
10 Sep 2018
10 Sep 2018
2017 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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8 May 2018
Genebank Review: SPGRC (2017)
Genebank Review of SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre Genebank comissioned by the Crop Trust.
1 Mar 2018
Crop Trust Recognizes the “Global Gatekeepers” of Crop Diversity
Seven scientists received an inaugural Legacy Award for dedicating their careers to crop conservation
SVALBARD, NORWAY (25 February 2018) -- As part of the 10th anniversary of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the Crop Trust...
22 Feb 2018
22 Feb 2018
Genebank Review: SPC-CePaCT (2017)
Review of the SPC Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) Long Term Collections.
1 Dec 2017
More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn from Seed Vault
SVALBARD, NORWAY (13 September 2017) – Last week, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) deposited more than 7,500 seed samples for safekeeping in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. At the same...
13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017
Genebanks, the World’s Insurance Policy Against Hunger
Our partners at the International Potato Center (CIP) discuss genebanks, the world’s insurance policy against hunger, in their latest blog post.
CIP is one of the 11 CGIAR genebanks the Crop Trust supports throught the CGIAR...
20 Jul 2017
20 Jul 2017