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.

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Reuters: Svalbard’s doomsday vault gets record batch of global crop seeds

Reuters: Svalbard’s doomsday vault gets record batch of global crop seeds Terje Solsvik reports on the recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Reuters: A frozen Arctic vault built…

Reuters: World Seed Banks Get Funds to Tackle Climate, Other Threats

Reuters: World Seed Banks Get Funds to Tackle Climate, Other Threats Scientists have agreed on a $109 million plan to strengthen the world's biggest seed banks of crops such as rice and wheat to help…

Reversing Tree Diversity Decline: Why We Need All the Species We’ve Got

New report shows importance of tree diversity for ecosystems and people in a changing climate.

Revival and Survival of Repatriated Potato Landraces in the Andes

Revival and Survival of Repatriated Potato Landraces in the Andes Take home messages Potato landraces collected in farmers’ fields are being “repatriated” back to the farmers. A study was…

Rhodes College and Crop Trust Celebrate 10-Year Partnership

Rhodes College and Crop Trust Celebrate 10-Year Partnership The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler has been supporting exceptional students at Rhodes College to…

Rhodes Graduates Reap Benefits from Decade-Long Ties to Global Seed Vault

Rhodes Graduates Reap Benefits from Decade-Long Ties to Global Seed Vault Food security affects everyone from farmers to scientists, economists to elected officials, and nutritionists to consumers.…

Rice

In Southeast Asia, where the most widely grown types were first domesticated, its reign is undisputed. It’s the primary food, fundamental to millions of livelihoods and deeply rooted in every…

Rice: A Story of Heritage

Rich Soil With a Side of Beans

Rich Soil With a Side of Beans Insects invade neighborhood in Manizales The large number of flies may be caused by improper usage of fertilizers. According to the local people in the La Linda…

Risky Business: Safeguarding Crop Diversity in Genebanks

Risky Business: Safeguarding Crop Diversity in Genebanks Ensuring food security and the resilience of agriculture against environmental challenges relies on the preservation and use of crop…

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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.