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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Global Crop Diversity Summit 2023

Empowering Seed Banks to Combat the Climate, Biodiversity and Food Crises

Obituary: M.S. Swaminathan (1925-2023)

…Obituary: M.S. Swaminathan (1925-2023) M.S. Swaminathan, the father of the Green Revolution in Asia and a builder of global institutions tasked with protecting the world’s agricultural biodiversity, has died. He was…

Celebrating Crop Trust's Achievements in 2023

…Celebrating Crop Trust's Achievements in 2023 As we say farewell to 2023, it's time to celebrate the remarkable achievements and strides we made this past year in safeguarding our planet's crop diversity. Funded by…

19th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held at FAO headquarters in Rome from 17 to 21 July 2023. The meeting will open on Monday, 17 July 2023 at 10:00 hours. The Session will be preceded by a special…

… 2024 The Crop Trust joins the VACS Implementers Group and more... Read more June 2024 The 2023 Annual Report and more... Read more May 2024 The 2024 World Food Prize winners and more... Read…

Catherine Hazel M. Aguilar

… years as curator at the Philippine National Genebank (NPGRL), serving as its head from 2022-April 2023. From May 2023-April 2025, she worked at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research…

GROW Webinars

Monthly webinar Genebank Resources on the Web (GROW) is intended for those interested in genebanks

Operations

… the importance of mainstreaming Gender, Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) in achieving its mission, and 2023 saw several important achievements in this respect. For the first time, GDI was introduced as a separate…

Global Crop Diversity Summit

…Global Crop Diversity Summit The Global Crop Diversity Summit 2023 will bring together stakeholders from around the world to discuss the role of seed banks in securing a nutritious food future in the face of multiple…

Published Global Crop Conservation Strategies

… of Phaseolus Beans Genetic Resources: A Strategy Brassica 2023 Global Strategy for the Conservation of Brassica Genetic Resources …

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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.

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