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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Let’s Meet Up for Tea

Let’s Meet Up for Tea A global consortium on tea genetic resources will benefit tea-growing countries around the world, according to Professor Liang Chen, curator of the world’s largest collection of

Professor Liang Chen of the China National Germplasm Hangzhou Tea Repository in tea field / Courtesy of Liang Chen

How Does a Toxic Grasspea Save Lives?

How Does a Toxic Grasspea Save Lives? Dr. Haileyesus Getahun was traveling in the remote north of his native Ethiopia when he encountered a painful sight. After cruising over a beautiful but arid

Donors' Council

The Donors’ Council functions as a forum for the Crop Trust’s donors to express their views on the organization’s activities and operations.

The Wonderful World of Sunflowers

The Wonderful World of Sunflowers Think about sunflowers, and there is a good chance that Vincent van Gogh's masterful artworks will leap to mind. His series of sunflower paintings, created in the

How Does the Endowment Fund Work?

The Crop Trust invests its money in a diversified range of low-risk financial instruments to generate sufficient returns for this purpose. As of 31 December 2024, the Endowment Fund received USD

Parliament Magazine: EU Must Make Contribution to Preserve Crop Diversity

Parliament Magazine: EU Must Make Contribution to Preserve Crop Diversity Europe must play a leading role in the global effort to protect crop diversity, argues Marie Haga in an exclusive

Marie Haga at the European Parliament Crop Trust exhibit

What Are The Funds Used For?

Disbursements from the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund have been used to support our long-term agreements with the international research centers of the Consultative Group on International

All Hail the Rise of the Climate-Smart Potato

All Hail the Rise of the Climate-Smart Potato Plus, 5 facts about the humble root vegetable’s extraordinary potential Sandra Cordon | Global Landscapes Forum The potential of the potato has only

50,000 Petitioners Support Russian Genebank

50,000 Petitioners Support Russian Genebank ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (21 September 2010)—A global social media campaign to save Europe’s most important collection of fruits and berries has

A Clockwork Orange: Apocalypse Not Yet

A Clockwork Orange: Apocalypse Not Yet Luigi Guarino Californians flipping through the news over their organic, high-fibre muesli must have spluttered orange juice all over their shiny new iPad3s.

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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.