Resources

The Genebank Academy: Building Global Capacity in Crop Conservation

BOLD Cutting Across Fields: Opportunities for Synergy in Seed Conservation and Seed Systems in East Africa

Pre-breeding alfalfa with crop wild relatives: The power of long-term investment

 Empowering farmers’ participation: collaborative breeding for climate-resilient durum wheat through BOLD.

From Benin to Svalbard: How a Non-Traditional Genebank Safeguarded Its Seeds

Catalyzing a strong collaboration network for the Moroccan Genebank

Secure, Standardized and Accessible Accession Passport Data Made Available Through Genesys by BOLD

Transformation of the Lebanon National Genebank through BOLD

This document summarizes the results of a technical review of the ILRI Forage Genebank conducted in 2025 to assess its progress toward eligibility for long-term support from the Crop Trust. The review evaluates improvements since...

This report presents the results of an external review of the CIMMYT genebank conducted by the Crop Trust. It evaluates the genebank’s activities, performance and management in conserving and providing access to important crop...

This independent external review, commissioned by the Executive Board, provides an objective assessment of the Crop Trust’s governance and leadership, programme impact and organisational effectiveness and efficiency. It reviews...

A global vegetable biodiversity initiative for a healthy and resilient future.

This policy establishes the principles, guidelines and best practices for the responsible and ethical use of AI within the Crop Trust. It aims to provide a basis to make decisions about how to develop, design, deploy and use AI...

Strengthening Genebank–Farmer Linkages in Nigeria

Strengthening Crop Diversity and Resilience through Germplasm User Groups in Zambia

Linking Conservation and Cultivation: The Role of Genebank User Groups in Ghana

Germplasm User Groups as Bridges to the National Genebank of Kenya

Strengthening Genebank–Farmer Linkages: Insights from Ethiopia’s Germplasm User Groups

The Benefit-sharing Fund: Investing in Farmers and Innovation

A window on the world's genebanks collections