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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Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI)

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Crop Trust

Kiribati

Kiribati has a population of around 106,000. Kiribati’s economy depends heavily on the export of phosphate rock, but the country’s deposits have been depleted. Commercial seaweed farming has become…

Knowledge Hub

A central platform for the Crop Trust’s technical and scientific knowledge — including reports, GROW webinars and insights on opportunity crops.

Landmark Launches in Lima

We organized the Crop Diversity Day 2025 in Lima in advance of GB-11 with focus on innovation and partnerships, kicking off a week of engagement for the Crop Trust. Co-hosted by the…

Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages

Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages 18 April 2023, Cali, Colombia – A new Long-term Partnership Agreement (LPA) signed today…

Landrace Conservation Offers Hope in Race to Collect Crop Diversity

A new global analysis is a big step in assessing the maintained diversity of landraces within 25 major crops in the genebanks worldwide.

Laos

Laos has a population of over 7 million. The agriculture and food sector in Laos accounts for over 51% of the national GDP and employs over 70% of the population. Only 6% of farmers sell their total…

Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity

Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7 September 2023 – The future of some of Africa’s most beloved staple crops,…

IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

Latin American Crop Collections Rescue Effort

Latin American Crop Collections Rescue Effort SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA (7 April 2011)—Crop specialists in Central America announced today that a major rescue effort is underway in one of the…

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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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