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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Genebank Academy

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

A Culinary Journey in Svalbard, Norway with Chef Erik Oberholtzer

A Culinary Journey in Svalbard, Norway with Chef Erik Oberholtzer Join Chef Erik Oberholtzer as he travels to Svalbard, Norway for a special event at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world's

Person approaching Svalbard Global Seed Vault

A Wild Way to Boost Wheat Yields

A Wild Way to Boost Wheat Yields In the face of climate change, improving wheat varieties is essential to maintain yields—and genebanks are at the center of the process, a new study shows. Published

A field technician harvests wheat at CIMMYT's El Batan experimental station

Celebrating the Crop Wild Relatives Project

Celebrating the Crop Wild Relatives Project After more than a decade of adapting our agriculture to climate change, the pioneering Crop Wild Relatives Project came to an end. Here's a look back at

The Perfect Potato

The Perfect Potato The potato is eaten all over the world, but the original home of the potato was the Andes. The Crop Trust traces the path of some potatoes from the Andes to Svalbard to Germany.

Maps and DataViz

Source: United Nations Geospatial, ClearMap services. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United

Genebank Resilience Tested as Pandemic Enters Second Year

Genebank Resilience Tested as Pandemic Enters Second Year In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, and countries around the world instituted lockdowns

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a lab technician is busy at work at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT genebank in Colombia. Photo: The Alliance

Crop Trust Policy for Engaging with the Private Sector and for Accepting Donations

The Sierra and the Coast: An assessment of seed systems used by farmers in two regions of Ecuador

The Sierra and the Coast: An assessment of seed systems used by farmers in two regions of Ecuador This report presents the results of the research phase of the project “Biodiversity for

Future Banana Health May Depend on Diversity From Farmers’ Fields

Future Banana Health May Depend on Diversity From Farmers’ Fields As one of the world’s most widely produced and consumed fruits and staple foods, bananas (including plantain) are of vital

Banana flower at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Photo: Shawn Landersz/Crop 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.