The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

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The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT: Gap Analysis

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT: Gap Analysis In times of climate crisis and accelerated biodiversity loss, genetic conservation is an investment in resilience. Every seed stored…

How Digital Technology is Transforming Genebank Management Across Africa

How Digital Technology is Transforming Genebank Management Across Africa In a genebank outside Nairobi, a technician scans a barcode label on a seed envelope. Instantly, a screen fills with data –…

Vanilla_summary.pdf

Global strategy for the conservation and use of vanilla genetic resources: summary for ITPGRFA stakeholders Photo: A. Chambers, University of Florida This document is a concise summary of the Global…

Future Leaders in Crop Diversity

Empowering young people in their effort to conserve crop diversity today to meet the challenges they – and the whole world – will face tomorrow. Our Future Leaders in Crop…

Five Ways Africa’s Opportunity Crops Can Shape the Future of Food

Five Ways Africa’s Opportunity Crops Can Shape the Future of Food Africa’s population is set to double by 2050, with cities absorbing most of that growth. At the same time, diets are changing,…

Genebank Impact Fellowship

The Crop Trust’s Genebank Impacts Fellowship Program was established in 2018. It provides early career professionals with hands-on experience in evaluating the impacts of genebanks and building…

Rhodes Fellowship

Since 2012, Rhodes College, in collaboration with the Crop Trust, offers the annual Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in honor of Rhodes alumnus Cary Fowler. This 12-month…

Internships

Crop Trust internships provide interested students and recent graduates exposure to food security and development issues. First-hand experience of the work of the Crop Trust is offered both…

A BOLD Attempt to Adapt Barley to the Most Remote Regions of Tunisia

A BOLD Attempt to Adapt Barley to the Most Remote Regions of Tunisia With temperatures rising and rainfall becoming scarcer in Tunisia, more farmers will turn to drought-tolerant barley to sustain…

GCCS_metrics_methods.pdf

Data and metrics on the conservation and use of genetic resources of crops Extended methods and materials Background This document describes the sources of information and methods used to prepare…

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The Crop Diversity Digest

From cutting-edge research to work saving seeds in communities, even our small actions can have a big impact on saving crop diversity and putting it to good use. Read the latest news highlighting these efforts and more.