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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Documenting the Value of Genebanks

… generate the evidence for continued support to genebanks.…

Helping Data Leave Home

… on their progress, and continued to develop their plans…

Chickpea: The Economist and the Falafel

… crop as demand continues to rise. As a crop grown…

Svalbard, A Day in the Life

… SARD-CoV-2 (COVID-19) continues to significantly impact…

The Future Is Indeed Sweet for Sweetpotato Farmers in Zambia

… as the COVID-19 pandemic continued, the NPGRC’s five-member…

Maria Mtele holds recently harvested orange-fleshed sweet potatoes in a field in Mwasonge, Tanzania. Maria is a mother of 5 and farmer in Tanzania who relies on farming for food and income. Through a local agricultural program, Maria learned about a new crop of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, specifically bred to thrive in sub-Saharan Africa. They taught her about soil irrigation, crop multiplication, and how to get her crops to market. She is now a leader in her farming group and teaches others what she?s learned. Maria increased her families? income and she is using this new income to build a new, sturdy home.

Greenpass Puts Germplasm Distribution in the Fast Lane

… international genebanks continues to be in great demand.…

UNFSS Pre-Summit Addresses Agrobiodiversity in Sustainable Food Systems

… groups. The Crop Trust continued its involvement with…

Maize diversity. (Photo: Luis Salazar/Crop Trust)

Kauke Alfalfa Gives Farmers’ Livelihoods a Boost in Chile’s Central Valley

… ended in 2022, INIA continued evaluating the alfalfa…

Breakthroughs in Breeding Grasspea and Finger Millet

The project, “Safeguarding crop diversity for food security: Pre-breeding complemented with Innovative Finance,” funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc., made major strides in

Close-up of man holding bean plant flower with forceps

Finance and Investments

…The Endowment Fund continued to grow during the year, with…

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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.