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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Pledging Conference Summary

Pledging Conference Summary Marie Haga | Marie's Corner The Pledging Conference has taken us one step closer to our final goal: assuring the world safeguards and has access to the crop diversity we…

Podcasts

Learn about crop diversity on the go. We collaborated with the Chef's Manifesto to bring a season of their podcast dedicated to the stories of six important crops. Each episode takes you on a…

Poland, Slovakia Now Among Depositors to Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Poland, Slovakia Now Among Depositors to Svalbard Global Seed Vault 21 October 2019, SVALBARD, NORWAY – Having made the trek from Europe and Africa to the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard,…

Policies and Related Documents

The Crop Trust has established standards of conduct for its staff and executive management and Executive Board in line with the our approach and values.

Hands holding a variety of beans in Rwanda

Portugal

Portugal has a population of over 10.8 million. The main crops grown in Portugal are cereals (wheat, barley, corn (maize) and rice), potatoes, grapes (for wine), olives and tomatoes. Crop yields,…

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POSTPONED - CGIAR Science Week

Innovation and partnerships for a food, nutrition, and climate secure-future. This event has been postponed!

Potato

Potatoes originate in the Andes where around 180 wild potato species can still be found. It’s estimated that potatoes were domesticated about 7,000 years ago – slowly transforming the gnarly,…

Potato Diversity Leads to Economic Gain in Uganda

Potato Diversity Leads to Economic Gain in Uganda The genebank of the International Potato Centre (CIP) holds more than 6000 accessions of potatoes and distributes samples to users all over the…

The release of Victoria has resulted in gross economic benefits of USD 42 million per year in Uganda over a 25-year period. Photo: CIP

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…

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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.