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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Sorghum

The Crop Trust, along with its strategic partners, is developing conservation strategies to protect the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops. This initiative is funded by the German Federal…

Sorghum: Lessons from a survivor

Sorghum: Lessons from a survivor Sorghum comes in a strong fifth among the world's important cereal crops – and nothing else matches its diversity of forms and uses. A stalwart of hot and dry areas,…

South Africa

South Africa has a population of nearly 55 million. The land is characterized by deserts, savannas, mountains, and has a temperate climate. A large amount of South Africa’s growing population is…

South Australian Alfalfa Knowledge to the World

South Australian Alfalfa Knowledge to the World Researchers from the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) have joined forces with the Crop Trust in a three-year effort to…

Sowing the Seeds for Tomorrow

Sowing the Seeds for Tomorrow Heritage seeds preserved in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault return to re-establish international collection vital for a food-secure future Precious seeds that had…

Sowing the Seeds of Resilience Across Africa

In 2023, the Seeds for Resilience (SFR) Project, supported by the German Development Bank (KfW), continued its work on African crop diversity. Collaborating with five national genebanks, the project…

Speakers

Government Representatives: Roberto Jaguaribe Ambassador Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Berlin Roberto Jaguaribe was born in Rio de Janeiro on December 27, 1952. He holds…

Spicing Up Diets and Livelihoods with Peppers

Spicing Up Diets and Livelihoods with Peppers What behaves like a chameleon, comes in 50 shades of red, green, orange, yellow and even purple, and gets sweeter with age? It may sound like a…

Spiegel: Eröffnen wir mal 'ne Samenbank

Spiegel: Eröffnen wir mal 'ne Samenbank Spiegel Online reports on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in August 2011. Überall auf der Welt schwindet die Vielfalt der Nutzpflanzensorten in hohem…

Squash

A member of the Cucurbita genus, the ‘squash’ comes from the New England aboriginal word ‘askutasquash’, which means vegetables…

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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.