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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The Seeds for Resilience Project

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,…

Global Crop Diversity Summit

Event Empowering Seed Banks to Combat the Climate, Biodiversity and Food Crises The Global Crop Diversity Summit took place on November 14, 2023 at the Französischer Dom in Berlin. …

Potato Research in Peru (video)

Potato Research in Peru (video) In Peru, researchers are breeding drought-resistant potato varieties. They use genes from wild potato species so that cultivated potatoes can cope better with…

A Coldroom for Every Crop

A Coldroom for Every Crop Even on World Food Day, when the world is abuzz with talk about the future of humanity and the planet, it’s easy to take seeds for granted. But without seeds, we wouldn’t…

Drawing lessons from crop diversity data for future food security

Drawing lessons from crop diversity data for future food security Luigi Guarino, Director of Science at the Crop Trust joined Álvaro Toledo, Deputy Secretary of the International Plant Treaty for an…

Crop Trust and City of Bonn Partnership - Reception

Crop Trust and City of Bonn Partnership - Reception To commemorate the partnership between the Crop Trust and the City of Bonn, a reception will take place in the Old Town Hall of the City of Bonn. …

Ghana Genebank Becomes 100th Depositor to Safeguard Food Crops in the Seed Vault

Ghana Genebank Becomes 100th Depositor to Safeguard Food Crops in the Seed Vault Today, Ghana becomes the 100th depositor to deposit seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, an important step…

BBC News: Ghana deposits seeds in Arctic Circle 'doomsday vault'

West Africa business journalist, Nkechi Ogbonna from BBC News, reports on the recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change

New Rice Varieties to Help Vietnamese Farmers Future-proof Their Crop Against Climate Change Can Tho, Vietnam, 26 October, 2023: A new project is supporting rice farmers…

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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.