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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Seeds for Resilience: Strengthening National Genebanks Across Africa

In 2022, the “Safeguarding crop diversity for food security: Pre-breeding complemented with Innovative Finance” Project entered its fourth and final year.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

In 2025, deposits into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault showcased the power of collaboration in securing the future of food. Eight new depositors joined longtime contributors in adding more than…

Global Flagship Initiative: A Strong Start

First funded projects launched in Ethiopia and Niger Establishment of the Flagship Secretariat at the Crop Trust in February Adoption of the initiative’s strategy at the first Members’…

Building the Team Behind the Mission

Staff came together for training, planning and exchange, strengthening collaboration and leadership across the organization. A new Future Leaders in Crop Diversity program launched, bringing a…

Finance and Investment

The Crop Trust’s Endowment Fund grew to USD 398 million, delivering a strong 14.3% return and generating USD 51 million in investment gains. Income from projects and other unrestricted…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Receives 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Receives 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been awarded the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for…

The entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault emerges from the mountainside. Photo: Mari Tefre/Crop Trust

Supporting International Genebanks

Global Crop Conservation Strategies guide global conservation of genetic resources for key crops. In 2022, five new strategies and two updated strategies were completed and three others were in the…

Digitizing Genebanks: Genesys and GGCE

Information systems are central to the effective conservation and use of plant genetic resources, whether at the level of the individual collection, using the likes of GRIN-Global, or at a global…

Bart Panis: Cryobank Scientist With a Marathon Vision for the Future of Bananas

Bart Panis: Cryobank Scientist With a Marathon Vision for the Future of Bananas In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we recognize Bart Panis for his pioneering work on the conservation of…

BOLD

Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development is a groundbreaking 10-year project to combat the climate crisis.

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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.