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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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CATIE Will Now Have A New Space To Conserve Its International Coffee Collection

In the framework of the celebration of World Coffee Day, CATIE inaugurates an area in its La Montaña farm as the new space that will safeguard the genetic resources of coffee, reaffirming the commitment to long-term preservation for the benefit of world coffee growing.

Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security

Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security 23 March 2015, Brasilia: Landmark meeting with Global Crop Diversity Trust hosted by Embrapa takes place in Brasilia to discuss the key role that…

Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board

Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board BONN, Germany (30 Dec 2021) – At the beginning of 2022, World Food Prize Laureate Catherine Bertini will assume leadership of the…

Celebrating the Building Blocks of Life

Celebrating the Building Blocks of Life Crop diversity in focus: a global photography campaign was launched today celebrating the beauty and value of crop diversity around the world. The…

Seeds still life in a box. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Coalition to Rescue Indigenous Pacific Island Crops

Coalition to Rescue Indigenous Pacific Island Crops SYDNEY (22 October 2010)—Hoping to save the vulnerable varieties of bananas painted by the artist Paul Gauguin, rare coconuts, and 1,000 other…

Combatting Climate Change, One Seed at a Time

Combatting Climate Change, One Seed at a Time The largest agro-biodiversity collection in the world just got a little larger. Longyearbyen, Norway -- 18 October 2016: A total of 25 boxes containing…

Countries Facing Food Insecurity to Benefit From a USD 2 Million “Lifeline” for Crop Diversity

Countries Facing Food Insecurity to Benefit From a USD 2 Million “Lifeline” for Crop Diversity As food supplies around the world are threatened by conflict, drought, and climate change, funding is…

Hands holding a variety of beans in Rwanda

Crop Trust and CIP Announce New Disease-Proof Potato

Crop Trust and CIP Announce New Disease-Proof Potato A new potato named CIP-Matilde was developed by breeders in collaboration with farmers in Peru. It is both tasty and disease-resistant,…

CIP technicians harvest Matilde tubers in field trials. Photo: CIP

“Foreign” Crops - From Maize to Mangoes - Dominate National Food Consumption & Farming Practices Worldwide

“Foreign” Crops - From Maize to Mangoes - Dominate National Food Consumption & Farming Practices Worldwide Nearly 70% of the crops contributing calories, fat, and protein in a country’s diet…

Infographic: Genebanks - delivering food security

What are genebanks? They are places where seeds, and other living material, of thousands of different varieties of the world’s crop plants are kept safe. Their mission? To serve up, like a great…

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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.