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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Seed Summit Highlights Need for Genetic Diversity

Seed Summit Highlights Need for Genetic Diversity A recent summit entitled Genetic diversity for more resilient food systems looked at the urgent need of safeguarding crop diversity due to the impact…

Seed Vigor Concepts and Testing

Provide a basic understanding of the concept of seed vigor, methods for seed vigor testing, and the relationship of crop performance. This course offers certification.

Seed World: Sowing the Seeds of Resilience – Crop Diversity as a Strategic Asset for the Seed Sector

Seed World: Sowing the Seeds of Resilience – Crop Diversity as a Strategic Asset for the Seed Sector The global seed sector stands at a pivotal moment. Demand for innovation has never been higher,…

Seeding Security: The Urgency of Resilient Agriculture in a Destabilized World

Seeding Security: The Urgency of Resilient Agriculture in a Destabilized World Every year, security experts and thought leaders from around the world gather in Munich to discuss the world's security…

Seeds Added to Growing Collection of Global Seed Vault

Seeds Added to Growing Collection of Global Seed Vault LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY (25 February 2011)—The Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrated its third anniversary today with the arrival of…

Seeds and Storms: Safeguarding the Philippines’ Crop Diversity Against Climate Change

Seeds and Storms: Safeguarding the Philippines’ Crop Diversity Against Climate Change Every year, the Philippines braces for an average of 20 typhoons. And every year, the scientists at the National…

Seeds for Resilience

Seeds for Resilience is a five-year project to support the national genebanks of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia

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Seeds for Resilience Action Grows

Launched in September 2021, Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) is a 10-year project, that builds on the successes and achievements of the Crop Wild Relatives Project…

Seeds for Resilience: A Chat with Project Manager Nora Castañeda-Álvarez

Seeds for Resilience: A Chat with Project Manager Nora Castañeda-Álvarez The Crop Trust’s Seeds for Resilience project is supporting genebanks in Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Ghana to improve…

Seeds for Resilience: Strengthening National Genebanks Across Africa

In 2022, the “Safeguarding crop diversity for food security: Pre-breeding complemented with Innovative Finance” Project entered its fourth and final year.

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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.