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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.

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Middle East Eye: From El-Obeid to the Arctic – The Secret Mission That Saved Over 2,000 Seeds from Sudan

Middle East Eye: From El-Obeid to the Arctic – The Secret Mission That Saved Over 2,000 Seeds from Sudan In December 2023, the civil war that had broken out the previous April between the Sudanese…

Crop Diversity Day Lima 2025

Preserving for Tomorrow: Innovative Solutions to Strengthen the Global Genebank System

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about the Opportunity Crops Knowledge Base and how to use this site. Whether you're a researcher, farmer, educator, or just curious, you'll find helpful information…

Colombia Chooses Its Opportunity Crops

Colombia Chooses Its Opportunity Crops In the final hours of the two-day workshop, the discussion really heated up. More than 40 stakeholders from all over Colombia had gathered at the event to…

Eat Food? Choose Diversity!

Eat Food? Choose Diversity! Michael Pollan’s best-selling books and films raise awareness about where food in Western diets comes from, and why eating “real” food from diverse crops is so…

Crop_Trust_Donors_and_Funding_Status_30_June_2025.pdf

CROP TRUST DONORS AND FUNDING STATUS Endowment Fund Status as of 30 June 2025 DONORS Australia Bezos Earth Fund Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/ UN Foundation Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzuechter…

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Genebank Review: IRRI (2019)

Genebank Review: IRRI (2012)

Genebank Review: IRRI (2012) External review comissioned by the Crop Trust of the rice collection held in trust by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Philippines.

Genebank Review: ILRI (2012)

Genebank Review: ILRI (2012) External Review of the ILRI Tropical Forage Genebank Commissioned by the Global Crop Diversity Trust.

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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.