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The Crop Trust Expands its #CropsInColor Palette

The Crop Trust Expands its #CropsInColor Palette A Sensory Journey of Our Food Crops BONN, Germany, September 2018 – Today, the Crop Trust launches the second phase of #CropsInColor, an image-led…

A farmer of the Thái ethnic group carries tree seedlings to be planted between fields of cassava in Sơn La Province. The many minority groups of this remote and mountainous region practice diverse farming systems that often include cassava as a key part. The popular varieties, bred for the region, grow relatively low and dense as they efficiently use sunlight to produce their starchy edible roots under the soil.

The Crop Trust Hosts Ministerial Luncheon in Berlin

The Crop Trust Hosts Ministerial Luncheon in Berlin Held during International Green Week (IGW), the official luncheon on crop diversity was attended by 50 senior-level officials from governments…

The Crop Trust meets with the Egyptian delegation to discuss the Crop Trust's work

The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future

The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future BONN, Germany (4 June 2020) – The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) has announced today…

The Crop Trust on Looking After Global Food Security

The Crop Trust on Looking After Global Food Security 13 March 2017 - New Food Magazine speaks exclusively to Marie Haga. For those who don’t know, who is the Crop Trust and what do you do? The Crop…

The Crop Trust Participates in the Pre-Summit to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

The Crop Trust Participates in the Pre-Summit to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit The Crop Trust participates in the Pre-Summit to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit The Crop Trust's Executive…

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The Crop Trust Welcomes Dr. Sarada Krishnan as Director of Programs

The Crop Trust Welcomes Dr. Sarada Krishnan as Director of Programs The Global Crop Diversity Trust is excited to announce that, after a thorough and competitive recruitment process, Dr. Sarada…

The Daily Meal on the DivSeek Initiative

The Daily Meal on the DivSeek Initiative The Daily Meal reports on DivSeek "International Partnership Creating Biodiversity Database" Agricultural gene banks' stores of seeds and organic…

The Economist: Banking Against Doomsday

The Economist: Banking Against Doomsday The Economist reports on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in its print edition in March 2012. With a heavy clunk, the steel outer doors of the Svalbard Global…

The Eggplant CWR Pre-Breeding Project

The Eggplant CWR Pre-Breeding Project Valencia, Spain (15-16 May 2014) – Why eggplants? Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important vegetable crop, especially in tropical and subtropical…

The Establishment and the Constitution of the Crop Trust

Established in 2004 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and Bioversity International on behalf of the CGIAR, the Crop Trust is the only organization whose sole mission is to…

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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.