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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Seed Conditioning 104 - Sourcing, Sampling, Handling

Seed conditioners process, handle and store seed. All these actions may influence the quality of the seed and therefore the conditioner may share in potential liability should the seed quality be…

Seed Conditioning 103 - Plant Breeding & Intellectual Property Protection of Seed & Plant Variety

This lesson discusses the importance of plant breeding through history, how one would recognize if the seed they are conditioning is protected by intellectual property rights; and more importantly,…

Seed Conditioning 102 - The Influence of Seed Conditioning on Seed Quality

Seed conditioners play a unique role in modern seed production. Conditioners have the power to increase the quality of poor seed, and decrease the quality of good seed. While a grower has the ability…

Seed Conditioning 101- Basic Foundations

Seed that comes from the field is never pure, it contains sticks, stems, debris, soil, weed and other crop seeds, trash, and insects. In its simplest form, conditioning is the process of cleaning the…

Genebank Academy

Welcome to the Genebank Academy The Genebank Academy is the Crop Trust’s online learning platform dedicated to strengthening global capacity in genebank operations, management, and plant genetic…

11th Session of the Governing Body

Fostering Biodiversity and Food Security: Preserving Heritage, Cultivating a Shared Future.

CGIAR Genebank Courses

A core part of CGIAR’s work is strengthening the global genebanks community so that more people can access the crop diversity they need. The following online courses are available: Genetic…

UNFCCC COP 30

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the largest global United Nations event for discussions and negotiations on climate change. The meeting is held annually, with the presidency rotating among the…

New Online Experience: Conserving and Using Crop Diversity

New Online Experience: Conserving and Using Crop Diversity The Crop Trust has launched a new online experience – Conserving & Using Crop Diversity. This interactive website invites you to…

Farmers' Rights in the International Treaty on PGRFA

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture addresses the issue of Farmers’ Rights in Article 9, and in its Preamble. The International Treaty advises Contracting…

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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.